1Samuel:4:12-22

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* And there ran a man of Benjamin from the battlefield , and came to Shiloh on the same day , with his clothes rent , and earth upon his head . * And when he came , lo , ‘Eli was sitting upon a chair by the wayside watching ; for his heart was anxious for the ark of God . And when the man came to tell it in the city , all the city cried out . * And when ‘Eli heard the noise of the crying , he said , What meaneth the noise of this multitude ? And the man came in hastily , and told it to ‘Eli . * Now ‘Eli was ninety and eight years old ; and his eyes were fixed , so that he could not see . * And the man said unto ‘Eli , I am the person that came from the battlefield , and I myself fled from the battlefield today . And he said , What was it that took place , my son ? * And the messenger answered and said , Israel is fled before the Philistines , and there hath also been a great slaughter among the people , and also thy two sons , Chophni and Phinehas , are dead , and the ark of God hath been taken . * And it came to pass , when he mentioned the ark of God , that he fell from off the chair backward by the side of the gate , and his neck was broken , and he died ; for the man was old , and heavy . And he had judged Israel forty years . * And his daughter –in –law , the wife of Phinehas , was with child , near to be delivered : and when she heard the tidings concerning that the ark of God had been taken , and that her father –in –law and her husband were dead , she sank down and gave birth ; for her pains came suddenly upon her . * And at the moment of her dying , the women that stood around her spoke , Fear not ; for a son hast thou born . But she answered not , nor did she take it to heart . * And she named the child I –chabod , saying , Glory is departed from Israel ; because of the taking away of the ark of God , and because of her father –in –law and her husband . * And she said , Glory is departed from Israel ; for the ark of God hath been taken away .

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