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

9Philistine soldiers, you must be brave! You must fight as strong men! If not, we will become slaves of these Hebrew people, as they were once our slaves. So be ready to fight bravely!’ 10So the Philistines did fight strongly and they won again. They killed 30,000 Israelite soldiers in the battle. The other Israelite soldiers all ran home. The Philistines took God's Covenant Box for themselves. Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, also died. 12That same day, a soldier from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battle. He ran to Shiloh. He had torn his clothes and he had put dirt on his head. 13Eli was sitting on his chair by the side of the road in Shiloh. He was waiting for news of the battle. He wanted to know if God's Covenant Box was safe. When the soldier arrived in the city, he told the people what had happened in the battle. All the people started to cry loudly.

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 how trouble comes to my home here. Good things will happen to the Israelite people, but there will never be an old man in your family.
• Psalms 78:61He let Israel's enemies take away the Covenant Box, that showed his power and his glory.
• 1 Samuel 2:34This will show you that what I have said is true: Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will both die on the same day.
• Psalms 78:64Their priests died in battle. Their widows had no chance to weep.
• Isaiah 3:11But it will be very bad for the wicked people. They will receive the punishment that they deserve.

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