1 Samuel 4:11

The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

Majority Standard Bible

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 fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.

12That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.

Read all of 1 Samuel 4

Cross References

1 Samuel 2:32You will see distress in My dwelling place. Despite all that is good in Israel, no one in your house will ever again reach old age.

1 Samuel 3:12On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end.

Psalms 78:64His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 1 Samuel 4:11