1 Samuel 4:18 “As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his ch…”

1 Samuel 4:18

As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

World English Bible

When he made mention of God’s ark, Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.

American Standard Version

And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when he had made mention of the Arke of God, Eli fell from his seate backward by the side of the gate, and his necke was broken, and he dyed: for he was an olde man and heauie: and he had iudged Israel fourtie yeeres.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died; for the man was old, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Young's Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass, at his mentioning the ark of God, that he falleth from off the throne backward, by the side of the gate, and his neck is broken, and he dieth, for the man [is] old and heavy, and he hath judged Israel forty years.

Bible in Basic English

And at these words about the ark of God, Eli, falling back off his seat by the side of the doorway into the town, came down on the earth so that his neck was broken and death overtook him, for he was an old man and of great weight. He had been judging Israel for forty years.

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Cross references

“when he made”

Psalm 69:9 Psalm 26:8 Psalm 42:3 Psalm 42:10 Lamentations 2:15–19 1 Samuel 4:21

Psalm 69:9 · BSB

because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Psalm 26:8 · BSB

O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

Psalm 42:3 · BSB

My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:10 · BSB

Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Lamentations 2:15–19 · BSB

All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”

1 Samuel 4:21 · BSB

And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.

“his neck”

Leviticus 10:3 1 Corinthians 11:30–32 1 Samuel 2:31 1 Samuel 2:32 1 Samuel 3:12 1 Samuel 3:13

Leviticus 10:3 · BSB

Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.

1 Corinthians 11:30–32 · BSB

That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

1 Samuel 2:31 · BSB

Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no one in it will reach old age.

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.

1 Samuel 3:12 · BSB

On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end.

1 Samuel 3:13 · BSB

I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.

Also

1 Samuel 4:13

1 Samuel 4:13 · BSB

When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out.

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

In context

17The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”

19Now Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.

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