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

9Show some courage and be men, Philistines! Otherwise, you’ll serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!” 10So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was severe — thirty thousand of the Israelite foot soldiers fell. The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died. 12That same day, a Benjaminite man ran from the battle and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn, and there was dirt on his head. 13When he arrived, there was Eli sitting on his chair beside the road waiting, because he was anxious about the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the entire city cried out.

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 see distress in the place of worship, in spite of all that is good in Israel, and no one in your family will ever again reach old age.
• Psalms 78:61He gave up his strength to captivity and his splendor to the hand of a foe.
• 1 Samuel 2:34This will be the sign that will come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: both of them will die on the same day.
• Psalms 78:64His priests fell by the sword, and the widows could not lament.
• Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked — it will go badly for them, for what they have done will be done to them.

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