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1 Samuel 4:16-18
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 4:16-18
Lexham English Bible
16 And the man said to Eli, “I am the one who has come from the battle line! I have fled today from the battle line!” And he said, “What exactly happened,[a] my son?” 17 Then the messenger answered and said, “Israel has fled before the Philistines. There has been a great defeat among the troops. Also, your two sons have died, Hophni and Phinehas, and the ark of God has been captured.” 18 Just as he mentioned the ark of God, he[b] fell from his chair backwards against the side of the gate. He broke his neck and died, because the man was old and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.
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- 1 Samuel 4:16 Literally “what is the thing/matter”
- 1 Samuel 4:18 That is, Eli
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