1 Samuel 4:21

And she called the child Ichabod, because of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law, and because of her husband.

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In The King James Version

And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

In Context

20And in her time she was at the point of death; and the women that stood by her, said to her, Fear not, for thou hast born a son: but she answered not, and her heart did not regard it.

22And they said, The glory of Israel is departed, forasmuch as the ark of the Lord is taken.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 3:12In that day I will raise up against Eli all things that I have said against his house; I will begin, and I will make an end.

1 Samuel 14:3And Ahijah son of Ahitub, the brother of Ichabod the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, was the priest of God in Shiloh wearing an ephod: and the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

Psalms 106:20He sent his word, and healed them, 1 And delivered them out of their destructions. 1

Lamentations 2:1How has the Lord darkened in his wrath 1 The daughter of Zion! 1 He has cast down the glory of Israel 1 From heaven to earth, 1 And has not remembered his footstool. 1

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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