11 And the Ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas died.

12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes [a]rent, and earth upon his head.

13 And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside, waiting: for his heart [b]feared for the Ark of God: and when the man came into the city to tell it, all the city cried out.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 4:12 In token of sorrow and mourning.
  2. 1 Samuel 4:13 Lest it should be taken of the enemies.

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