15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see. 16 “I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked. 17 The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”
1 Samuel 4:15–17
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1 Samuel 4:10–12
10 So 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. 11 The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died. 12 That same day a Benjamite r…
1 Samuel 3:1–3
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2 Samuel 1:3–5
3 “Where have you come from?” David asked. “I have escaped from the Israelite camp,” he replied. 4 “What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are… 5 …
1 Samuel 28:18–20
18 Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today. 19 Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. And the LORD…
1 Samuel 4:21–22
21 And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed. 22 “The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”
1 Samuel 3:15–17
15 Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision, 16 but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel. 17 “What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hi…
1 Samuel 2:33–35
33 And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, your eyes will fail and your heart will grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men. 34 And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the…
1 Samuel 2:11–13
11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest. 12 Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD 13 or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servan…
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