1 Samuel 4:17 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁷ 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] ”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ 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)

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ 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.

1 Samuel 4:17 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 78:61

God let other nations capture his people.\par Enemies took God’s “beautiful jewel.”\par

Psalm 78:64

The priests were killed,\par but the widows did not cry for them.\par

1 Samuel 2:34

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.

1 Samuel 3:11

The Lord said to Samuel, “I will soon do something in Israel. People who hear about it will be shocked.

1 Samuel 3:12

I will do everything I said I would do against Eli and his family. I will do everything from the beginning to the end.

1 Samuel 4:16

The Benjamite man told Eli, “I am the man who just came from the battle. I ran away from the battle today!”

1 Samuel 4:18

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]