1 Samuel 4:16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The man said to Eli, “I have just come from the battle; I fled from the battle today.” He said, “How did it go, my son?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:4

David said to him, “How did things go? Tell me!” He answered, “The army fled from the battle, but also many of the army fell and died, and Saul and his son Jonathan also died.”

Joshua 7:19

Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.”

1 Samuel 3:6

The Lord called again, “Samuel!” Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.”

1 Samuel 4:17

The messenger replied, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has also been a great slaughter among the troops; your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”