1 Samuel 4:11
And the Arke of God was taken, and the two sonnes of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas died.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:32And thou shalt see thine enemie in the habitation of the Lord in all thinges wherewith God shall blesse Israel, and there shall not be an olde man in thine house for euer.
1 Samuel 3:12In that day I will raise vp against Eli all things which I haue spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an ende.
Psalms 78:64Their Priestes fell by the sworde, and their widowes lamented not.
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 →