11 Also (A)the ark of God was captured; and (B)the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

Death of Eli

12 Then a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line the same day, and (C)came to Shiloh with his clothes torn and (D)dirt on his head. 13 Now when he came, there was Eli, sitting on (E)a seat [a]by the wayside watching, for his heart [b]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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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 4:13 So with MT, Vg.; LXX beside the gate watching the road
  2. 1 Samuel 4:13 trembled with anxiety

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