1 Samuel 4:16-18

21st Century King James Version

¹⁶ And the man said unto Eli, “I am he that came from the army, and I fled today from the army.” And he said, “What is done there, my son?”

¹⁷ And the messenger answered and said, “Israel has 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.”

¹⁸ 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 broke and he died; for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.