1 Samuel 4:22

She said, “The glory has left Israel, for the Ark of God has been captured.”

Free Bible Version

In The King James Version

And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

In Context

21She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has left Israel,” because Ark of God had been captured, and her father-in-law and her husband had died.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:34Here is a sign for you that this will happen regarding your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: both will die on the same day.

Psalms 78:64Their priests were killed by the sword; their widows were unable to mourn.

Lamentations 2:1How the Lord has spread a cloud of his anger over the Daughter of Zion! He has thrown down Israel's glory from heaven to earth. He has deserted his Temple from the time he became angry.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 4:20-22

The Death of Phinehas' Wife. ( b. c. 1120.) 19 And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. 20 And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. 21 And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The… Read the whole commentary →

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