1 Samuel 4:18

New Living Translation

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.

Cross References

Psalm 26:8

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

Psalm 42:10

Their taunts break my bones. They scoff, “Where is this God of yours?”

Psalm 42:3

Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?”

Psalm 69:9

Passion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when he said, ‘I will display my holiness through those who come near me. I will display my glory before all the people.’” And Aaron was silent.

Judges 15:20

Samson judged Israel for twenty years during the period when the Philistines dominated the land.

1 Samuel 4:13

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.

1 Samuel 4:17

“Israel has been defeated by the Philistines,” the messenger replied. “The people have been slaughtered, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were also killed. And the Ark of God has been captured.”

1 Samuel 4:19

Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and near her time of delivery. When she heard that the Ark of God had been captured and that her father-in-law and husband were dead, she went into labor and gave birth.