1 Samuel 4:11

And, the ark of God, was taken,—and, the two sons of Eli, were slain, Hophni and Phinehas.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 smitten, and they fled every man to his home; and the slaughter became exceeding great,—and there fell of Israel—thirty thousand footmen.

12And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and entered Shiloh on the same day,—with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:32But thou shalt descry distress at home, in all that shall gladden Israel,—and there shall not be an elder in thine own house, all the days.

1 Samuel 3:12In that day, will I confirm against Eli, all that I have spoken against his house,—beginning and finishing.

Psalms 78:64His priests, by the sword, did fall, And, his widows, were not able to bewail.

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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