10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated,(A) and each man fled to his tent.(B) The slaughter was severe—30,000 of the Israelite foot soldiers fell. 11 The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.(C)

Eli’s Death and Ichabod’s Birth

12 That same day, a Benjaminite man ran(D) from the battle and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn,(E) and there was dirt on his head.

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