1 Samuel 4:11

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

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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

10The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter; for thirty thousand footmen of Israel fell.

12A man of Benjamin ran out of the army and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:32You will see the affliction of my habitation, in all the wealth which I will give Israel. There shall not be an old man in your house forever.

1 Samuel 3:12In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.

Psalms 78:64Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows couldn’t weep.

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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