1 Samuel 4
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1 Samuel 4:12-22

12And there ranH7323 a manH376 of BenjaminH1144 out of the armyH4634, and cameH935 to ShilohH7887 the same dayH3117 with his clothesH4055 tornH7167, and with earthH127 upon his headH7218. 13And when he cameH935, lo, EliH5941 satH3427 upon a seatH3678 by the way sideH1870 watchingH6822: for his heartH3820 trembledH2730 for the arkH727 of GodH430. And when the manH376 cameH935 into the cityH5892, and toldH5046 it, all the cityH5892 cried outH2199. 14And when EliH5941 heardH8085 the noiseH6963 of the cryingH6818, he saidH559, What meaneth the noiseH6963 of this tumultH1995? And the manH376 cameH935 in hastilyH4116, and toldH5046 EliH5941. 15Now EliH5941 was ninetyH8673 and eightH8083 yearsH8141 oldH1121; and his eyesH5869 were dimH6965, that he couldH3201 not seeH7200.1 16And the manH376 saidH559 to EliH5941, I am he that cameH935 out of the armyH4634, and I fledH5127 to dayH3117 out of the armyH4634. And he saidH559, What is there doneH1697, my sonH1121?2 17And the messengerH1319 answeredH6030 and saidH559, IsraelH3478 hath fledH5127 beforeH6440 the PhilistinesH6430, and there hath been also a greatH1419 slaughterH4046 among the peopleH5971, and thy twoH8147 sonsH1121 also, HophniH2652 and PhinehasH6372, are deadH4191, and the arkH727 of GodH430 is takenH3947. 18And it came to pass, when he made mentionH2142 of the arkH727 of GodH430, that he fellH5307 from off the seatH3678 backwardH322 byH1157 the sideH3027 of the gateH8179, and his neckH4665 brokeH7665, and he diedH4191: for he was an oldH2204 manH376, and heavyH3513. And he had judgedH8199 IsraelH3478 fortyH705 yearsH8141.

19And his daughter in lawH3618, the wifeH802 of PhinehasH6372, was with childH2030, near to be deliveredH3205: and when she heardH8085 the tidingsH8052 thatH413 the arkH727 of GodH430 was takenH3947, and that her father in lawH2524 and her husbandH376 were deadH4191, she bowedH3766 herself and travailedH3205; for her painsH6735 cameH2015 upon her.34 20And about the timeH6256 of her deathH4191 the women that stoodH5324 by her saidH1696 to her, FearH3372 not; for thou hast borneH3205 a sonH1121. But she answeredH6030 not, neither did she regardH7896H3820 it .5 21And she namedH7121 the childH5288 IchabodH350, sayingH559, The gloryH3519 hath departedH1540 from IsraelH3478: becauseH413 the arkH727 of GodH430 was takenH3947, and because of her father in lawH2524 and her husbandH376.6 22And she saidH559, The gloryH3519 hath departedH1540 from IsraelH3478: for the arkH727 of GodH430 is takenH3947.

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  1. 1. 1 Samuel 4:15 were dim: Heb. stood ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 4:16 is...: Heb. is the thing ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 4:19 be delivered: or, cry out ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 4:19 came: Heb. were turned ↩
  5. 5. 1 Samuel 4:20 neither...: Heb. set not her heart ↩
  6. 6. 1 Samuel 4:21 Ichabod: that is, Where is the glory? or, There is no glory ↩

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