1 Samuel 4:11
“And the Arke of God was taken, and the two sonnes of Eli, Hophni, and Phinehas were slaine.”
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1 Samuel 4:11 Context
9Bee strong, and quit your selues like men, O ye Philistines, that yee be not seruants vnto the Hebrewes, as they haue bene to you: quit your selues like men, and fight. 10¶ And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled euery man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter, for there fell of Israel thirtie thousand footmen. 11And the Arke of God was taken, and the two sonnes of Eli, Hophni, and Phinehas were slaine. 12¶ And there ran a man of Beniamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth vpon his head. 13And when hee came, loe, Eli sate vpon a seat by the way side, watching: for his heart trembled for the Arke of God. And when the man came into the citie, and told it, all the city cried out.
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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 4:11
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
- King James Version
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.
- Basic English Bible
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
- Darby Bible
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
- Webster's Bible
The ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
- World English Bible
and the ark of God hath been taken, and the two sons of Eli have died, Hophni and Phinehas.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 4:11
4:11 The ark - Which God justly and wisely permitted, to punish the Israelites for their profanation of it; that by taking away the pretences of their foolish confidence, he might more deeply humble them, and bring them to true - repentance: and that the Philistines might by this means he more effectually convinced of God's almighty power, and of their own, and the impotency of their gods, and so a stop put to their triumphs and rage against the poor Israelites. Thus as God was no loser by this event, so the Philistines were no gainers by it; and Israel, all things considered, received more good than hurt by it. If Eli had done his duty, and put them from the priesthood, they might have lived, tho' in disgrace. But now God takes the work into his own hands, and chases them out of the world by the sword of the Philistines.