1 Samuel 4:11 “The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas,…”

1 Samuel 4:11

The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

World English Bible

God’s ark was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

American Standard Version

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Arke of God was taken, and the two sonnes of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas died.

Darby Translation

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

Young's Literal Translation

and the ark of God hath been taken, and the two sons of Eli have died, Hophni and Phinehas.

Bible in Basic English

And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.

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Cross references

“the ark”

1 Samuel 2:32 Psalm 78:61

1 Samuel 2:32 · BSB

You will see distress in My dwelling place. Despite all that is good in Israel, no one in your house will ever again reach old age.

Psalm 78:61 · BSB

He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary.

“the two sons”

1 Samuel 2:34 Psalm 78:64 Isaiah 3:11

1 Samuel 2:34 · BSB

And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.

Psalm 78:64 · BSB

His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.

Isaiah 3:11 · BSB

Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

Also

Psalm 78:60–61

Psalm 78:60–61 · BSB

He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.

12That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.

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