1 Samuel 4:18
As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. Eli had judged Israel forty years.
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1 Samuel 4:21, 22
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. . . .

Psalm 26:8
O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

Psalm 42:3, 10
My tears have been my food day and night, while men say to me all day long, "Where is your God?" . . .

Psalm 69:9
because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Lamentations 2:15-19
All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: "Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth?" . . .

his neck

1 Samuel 2:31, 32
Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house, so that no older man will be left in your house. . . .

1 Samuel 3:12, 13
On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his family, from beginning to end. . . .

Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD meant when He said: 'To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.'" But Aaron remained silent.

1 Corinthians 11:30-32
That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. . . .

1 Peter 4:17, 18
For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God? . . .

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New American Standard Bible
When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell off the seat backward beside the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for he was old and heavy. Thus he judged Israel forty years.

King James Bible
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off the chair by the city gate, and since he was old and heavy, his neck broke and he died. Eli had judged Israel 40 years.

International Standard Version
When he mentioned the Ark of God, Eli fell off the seat backwards by the side of the gate. His neck was broken and he died, since he was old and heavy. Eli had judged Israel for 40 years.

NET Bible
When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.
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