God let other nations capture his people.\par Enemies took God’s “beautiful jewel.”\par
1 Samuel 4:17 - Easy To Read Version The Benjamite man answered, “Israel ran away from the Philistines. The Israelite army has lost many soldiers. Your two sons are both dead. And the Philistines took God’s Holy Box. [48] ” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The messenger replied, Israel fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Also your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is captured. American Standard Version (1901) And he that brought the tidings answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken. Common English Bible The messenger answered, “Israel has fled from the Philistines. The army has suffered a massive defeat. Also, your own two sons Hophni and Phinehas have died, and God’s chest has been taken!” Catholic Public Domain Version And responding, the man reported and said: "Israel has fled before the Philistines. And a great ruin has happened to the people. Moreover, your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, also have died. And the ark of God has been captured." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he that brought the news answered, and said: Israel has fled before the Philistines; and there has been a great slaughter of the people. Moreover thy two sons, Ophni and Phinees, are dead. And the ark of God is taken. |
God let other nations capture his people.\par Enemies took God’s “beautiful jewel.”\par
The priests were killed,\par but the widows did not cry for them.\par
I will give you a sign {to show these things will come true}. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will die on the same day.
The Lord said to Samuel, “I will soon do something in Israel. People who hear about it will be shocked.
I will do everything I said I would do against Eli and his family. I will do everything from the beginning to the end.
The Benjamite man told Eli, “I am the man who just came from the battle. I ran away from the battle today!”
When the Benjamite man mentioned God’s Holy Box, [49] Eli fell backward off his chair near the gate and broke his neck. Eli was old and fat, so he died. Eli had led Israel for 20 years. [50]