1 Samuel 4:19

New Living Translation

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.

Cross References

Genesis 3:16

Then he said to the woman, “I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you.”

Genesis 35:17

After a very hard delivery, the midwife finally exclaimed, “Don’t be afraid—you have another son!”

1 Kings 14:1

At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became very sick.

Psalm 78:64

Their priests were slaughtered, and their widows could not mourn their deaths.

Jeremiah 26:6

then I will destroy this Temple as I destroyed Shiloh, the place where the Tabernacle was located. And I will make Jerusalem an object of cursing in every nation on earth.’”

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.

1 Samuel 4:20

She died in childbirth, but before she passed away the midwives tried to encourage her. “Don’t be afraid,” they said. “You have a baby boy!” But she did not answer or pay attention to them.