1Samuel:4:11-18
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And the ark of God was taken ;
and the two sons of Eli ,
Hophni and Phinehas ,
were slain .
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And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army ,
and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent ,
and with earth upon his head .
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And when he came ,
lo ,
Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching :
for his heart trembled for the ark of God .
And when the man came into the city ,
and told it ,
all the city cried out .
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And when Eli heard the noise of the crying ,
he said ,
What meaneth the noise of this tumult ?
And the man came in hastily ,
and told Eli .
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Now Eli was ninety and eight years old ;
and his eyes were dim ,
that he could not see .
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And the man said unto Eli ,
I am he that came out of the army ,
and I fled to day out of the army .
And he said ,
What is there done ,
my son ?
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And the messenger answered and said ,
Israel is fled before the Philistines ,
and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people ,
and thy two sons also ,
Hophni and Phinehas ,
are dead ,
and the ark of God is taken .
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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 .