1 Samuel 4:11

1 Samuel 4:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
• New International Version (NIV)The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the ark of God was captured, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also the ark of God was captured; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

Context of 1 Samuel 4:11

9Take courage, and be men, O Philistines, so that you do not become servants to the Hebrews, as they have been servants to you; act like men and fight!” 10So the Philistines fought; Israel was defeated and every man fled to his tent. It was a very great defeat, for thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell. Also the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were killed. 12Now a man [from the tribe] of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh that same day with his clothes torn and dust on his head [as signs of mourning over the disaster]. 13When he arrived, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road, keeping watch, because his heart was anxious about the ark of God. When the man arrived to report [the news] in the city, everyone in the city cried out [to God, for help].

1 Samuel 4:11 word by word

וַאֲר֥וֹן אֱלֹהִ֖ים נִלְקָ֑ח וּשְׁנֵ֤י בְנֵֽי־עֵלִי֙ מֵ֔תוּ חָפְנִ֖י וּפִֽינְחָֽס׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• was takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• and the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Eliעֵלִי‛êlîy · EliH5941
• Hophniחׇפְנִיchophnîy · HophniH2652
• and Phinehasפִּינְחָסpîynechâs · PhinehasH6372
• were slainמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 4:11

• 1 Samuel 2:32You will look at the distress of My house (the tabernacle), in spite of all the good which God will do for Israel, and there will never again be an old man in your house.
• Psalms 78:61And gave up His strength and power (the ark of the covenant) into captivity, And His glory into the hand of the enemy (the Philistines).
• 1 Samuel 2:34This will be the sign to you which shall come concerning your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on the same day both of them shall die.
• Psalms 78:64His priests [Hophni and Phinehas] fell by the sword, And His widows could not weep.
• Isaiah 3:11Woe (judgment is coming) to the wicked! It shall go badly with him, For what his hand has done shall be done to him.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 4:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Hophni and Phinehas were slain - They probably attempted to defend the ark, and lost their lives in the attempt.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-11Verses 10-11 The taking of the ark was a great judgment upon Israel, and a certain token of God's displeasure. Let none think to shelter themselves from the wrath of God, under the cloak of outward profession.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The capture of the ark was a huge blow to the Israelites (1 Samuel 4:12–22). The deaths of Hophni and Phinehas fulfilled God's promise to Eli (1 Samuel 2:34). Although they are the only ones mentioned, other Israelites had also sinned (see 1 Samuel 7:3–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111Sa 4:1-11. Israel Overcome by the Philistines. 1. the word of Samuel came to all Israel--The character of Samuel as a prophet was now fully established. The want of an "open vision" was supplied by him, for "none of his words were let fall to the ground" (1Sa 3:19); and to his residence in Shiloh all the people of Israel repaired to consult him as an oracle, who, as the medium of receiving the divine command, or by his gift of a prophet, could inform…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 4:11

• Aphek
• Ark
• Armies
• Eli
• Hophni
• Israel
• Judgments
• Parents
• Superstition

In the dictionaries

• God
• Phinehas
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Hophni and Phinehas
• Ark
• Glory
• Mean
• Pain
• Philistines
• Tabernacle

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings