1Samuel:4:12-22
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Then a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line the same day ,
and came to Shiloh with his clothes torn and dirt on his head .
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Now when he came ,
there was Eli ,
sitting on 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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When Eli heard the noise of the outcry ,
he said , "
What does the sound of this tumult mean ?"
And the man came quickly and told Eli .
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Eli was ninety-eight years old ,
and his eyes were so dim that he could not see .
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Then the man said to Eli , "
I am he who came from the battle .
And I fled today from the battle line ."
And he said , "
What happened ,
my son ?"
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So the messenger answered and said , "
Israel has fled before the Philistines ,
and there has been a great slaughter among the people .
Also your two sons ,
Hophni and Phinehas ,
are dead ;
and the ark of God has been captured ."
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Then it happened ,
when he made mention of the ark of God ,
that Eli fell off the seat 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 .
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Now his daughter-in-law ,
Phinehas '
wife ,
was with child ,
due to be delivered ;
and when she heard the news that the ark of God was captured ,
and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead ,
she bowed herself and gave birth ,
for her labor pains came upon her .
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And about the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her , "
Do not fear ,
for you have borne a son ."
But she did not answer ,
nor did she regard it .
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Then she named the child Ichabod ,
saying , "
The glory has departed from Israel !"
because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband .
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And she said , "
The glory has departed from Israel ,
for the ark of God has been captured ."