American Standard Version
1 Samuel 4:11
11And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
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
9Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. 10And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man to his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. 12And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. 13And when he came, lo, Eli was sitting upon his seat by the wayside watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
Read all of 1 Samuel 41 Samuel 4:11 word by word
וַאֲר֥וֹן אֱלֹהִ֖ים נִלְקָ֑ח וּשְׁנֵ֤י בְנֵֽי־עֵלִי֙ מֵ֔תוּ חָפְנִ֖י וּפִֽינְחָֽס׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 4:11
- 1 Samuel 2:32And thou shalt behold the affliction of my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel; and there shall not be an old man in thy house for ever.
- Psalms 78:61And delivered his strength into captivity, And his glory into the adversary’s hand.
- 1 Samuel 2:34And this shall be the sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.
- Psalms 78:64Their priests fell by the sword; And their widows made no lamentation.
- Isaiah 3:11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for what his hands have done shall be done unto 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
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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
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