1 Samuel 4:13

New Living Translation

Eli was waiting beside the road to hear the news of the battle, for his heart trembled for the safety of the Ark of God. When the messenger arrived and told what had happened, an outcry resounded throughout the town.

Cross References

Psalm 26:8

I love your sanctuary, Lord, the place where your glorious presence dwells.

Jeremiah 48:19

You people of Aroer, stand beside the road and watch. Shout to those who flee from Moab, ‘What has happened there?’

Joshua 7:9

For when the Canaanites and all the other people living in the land hear about it, they will surround us and wipe our name off the face of the earth. And then what will happen to the honor of your great name?”

1 Samuel 1:9

Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up and went to pray. Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entrance of the Tabernacle.

1 Samuel 4:14

“What is all the noise about?” Eli asked. The messenger rushed over to Eli,

1 Samuel 4:18

When the messenger mentioned what had happened to the Ark of God, Eli fell backward from his seat beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and overweight. He had been Israel’s judge for forty years.