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." Cross References 1 Samuel 2:34And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day. 1 Samuel 4:16 "I have just come from the battle," the man said to Eli. "I fled from there today." "What happened, my son?" Eli asked. 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. Psalm 78:61 He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary. Psalm 78:64 His priests fell by the sword, but His widows could not lament. Chapter Outline 1. The Israelites are overcome by the Philistines at Ebenezer3. They fetch the ark unto the terror of the Philistines 10. They are smitten again, the ark taken, and Hophni and Phinehas are slain 12. Eli at the news, falling backward, breaks his neck 19. Phinehas's wife, discouraged in her travail with Ichabod, dies Jump to Previous Ark Dead Hophni Israel Messenger News Philistines Phinehas Slaughter TidingsJump to Next Ark Dead Hophni Israel Messenger News Philistines Phinehas Slaughter Tidings |
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