16 And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?

17 And he that brought the tidings answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

1 Samuel 4:16-17, English Revised Version. Public domain.
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