1 Samuel 4:11
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And the ark of God was taken: and the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were slain.

the ark

1 Samuel 2:32 And thou shalt see thy rival in the temple, in all the prosperity of Israel, and there shall not be an old man in thy house for ever.

Psalm 78:61 And he delivered their strength into captivity: and their beauty into the hands of the enemy.

the two sons

1 Samuel 2:34 And this shall be a sign to thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, Ophni and Phinees: in one day they shall both of them die.

Psalm 78:64 Their priests fell by the sword: and their widows did not mourn.

Isaiah 3:11 Woe to the wicked unto evil: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

were slain [heb] died

Context
The Philistines Capture the Ark
10So the Philistines fought, and Israel was overthrown, and every man fled to his own dwelling: and there was an exceeding great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 11And the ark of God was taken: and the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were slain.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:31
Behold the days come: and I will cut off thy arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.

1 Samuel 2:34
And this shall be a sign to thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, Ophni and Phinees: in one day they shall both of them die.

1 Samuel 4:21
And she called the child Ichabod, saying: The glory is gone from Israel, because the ark of God was taken, and for her father in law, and for her husband:

Psalm 78:56
Yet they tempted, and provoked the most high God: and they kept not his testimonies.

Psalm 78:60
And he put away the tabernacle of Silo, his tabernacle where he dwelt among men.

Jeremiah 7:12
Go ye to my place in Silo, where my name dwelt from the beginning: and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel:

Lexicon
The ark
וַאֲר֥וֹן (wa·’ă·rō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 727: A chest, ark

of God
אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

was captured,
נִלְקָ֑ח (nil·qāḥ)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

and Eli’s
עֵלִי֙ (‘ê·lî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh

two
וּשְׁנֵ֤י (ū·šə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Number - mdc
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

sons,
בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

Hophni
חָפְנִ֖י (ḥā·p̄ə·nî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2652: Hophni -- a son of Eli

and Phinehas,
וּפִֽינְחָֽס׃ (ū·p̄î·nə·ḥās)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6372: Phinehas -- three Israelites

died.
מֵ֔תוּ (mê·ṯū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill


Additional Translations
The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

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

And the ark of God was taken, and both the sons of Heli, Ophni, and Phinees, died.

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

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

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

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

and the ark of God hath been taken, and the two sons of Eli have died, Hophni and Phinehas.
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