1 Samuel 4:11

And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.

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In The King James Version

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

In Context

10So the Philistines went to the fight, and Israel was overcome, and every man went in flight to his tent: and great was the destruction, for thirty thousand footmen of Israel were put to the sword.

12And a man of Benjamin went running from the fight and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothing out of order and earth on his head.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:32And never again will there be an old man in your family.

1 Samuel 3:12In that day I will do to Eli everything which I have said about his family, from first to last.

Psalms 78:64Their priests were put to death by the sword, and their widows made no weeping for them.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 4:11-12

The Defeat of the Israelites. ( b. c. 1120.) 10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. Here is a short account of the issue of this battle. I. Israel was smitten, the army dispersed and totally routed, not retiring into the camp, as before ( v. 2 ) when they hoped to rally again, but… Read the whole commentary →

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