“He who brought the news answered, "Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured."”
The transition from judges to kings, featuring Samuel, Saul, and David.
Old Testament • Book #9
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.
I Samuel 4:16The man said to Eli, "I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army." He said, ...
I Samuel 4:18It happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell from off his seat backward by the...
I Samuel 4:19His daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered. When she heard the news t...
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