18 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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18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair by the side of the gate. His neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man, and he was heavy. He had led[a](A) Israel forty years.(B)

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  1. 1 Samuel 4:18 Traditionally judged

21 Then she named the child (A)Ichabod,[a] saying, (B)“The glory has departed from Israel!” because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. 22 And she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 4:21 Lit. Inglorious

21 She named the boy Ichabod,[a](A) saying, “The Glory(B) has departed from Israel”—because of the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband. 22 She said, “The Glory(C) has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.”(D)

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  1. 1 Samuel 4:21 Ichabod means no glory.

17 For the time has come (A)for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, (B)what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 Now

(C)“If the righteous one is scarcely saved,
Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”

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17 For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household;(A) and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?(B) 18 And,

“If it is hard for the righteous to be saved,
    what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”[a](C)

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  1. 1 Peter 4:18 Prov. 11:31 (see Septuagint)

(A)Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up,
(B)And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

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for zeal for your house consumes me,(A)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.(B)

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30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many [a]sleep. 31 For (A)if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, (B)we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 11:30 Are dead

30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.(A) 31 But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.(B) 32 Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined(C) so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.(D)

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15 All who [a]pass by (A)clap their hands at you;
They hiss (B)and shake their heads
At the daughter of Jerusalem:
Is this the city that is called
(C)‘The perfection of beauty,
The joy of the whole earth’?”

16 (D)All your enemies have opened their mouth against you;
They hiss and gnash their teeth.
They say, (E)“We have swallowed her up!
Surely this is the (F)day we have waited for;
We have found it, (G)we have seen it!

17 The Lord has done what He (H)purposed;
He has fulfilled His word
Which He commanded in days of old.
He has thrown down and has not pitied,
And He has caused an enemy to (I)rejoice over you;
He has exalted the [b]horn of your adversaries.

18 Their heart cried out to the Lord,
“O wall of the daughter of Zion,
(J)Let tears run down like a river day and night;
Give yourself no relief;
Give [c]your eyes no rest.

19 “Arise, (K)cry out in the night,
At the beginning of the watches;
(L)Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord.
Lift your hands toward Him
For the life of your young children,
Who faint from hunger (M)at the head of every street.”

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  1. Lamentations 2:15 Lit. pass by this way
  2. Lamentations 2:17 Strength
  3. Lamentations 2:18 Lit. the daughter of your eye

15 All who pass your way
    clap their hands at you;(A)
they scoff(B) and shake their heads(C)
    at Daughter Jerusalem:(D)
“Is this the city that was called
    the perfection of beauty,(E)
    the joy of the whole earth?”(F)

16 All your enemies open their mouths
    wide against you;(G)
they scoff and gnash their teeth(H)
    and say, “We have swallowed her up.(I)
This is the day we have waited for;
    we have lived to see it.”(J)

17 The Lord has done what he planned;
    he has fulfilled(K) his word,
    which he decreed long ago.(L)
He has overthrown you without pity,(M)
    he has let the enemy gloat over you,(N)
    he has exalted the horn[a] of your foes.(O)

18 The hearts of the people
    cry out to the Lord.(P)
You walls of Daughter Zion,(Q)
    let your tears(R) flow like a river
    day and night;(S)
give yourself no relief,
    your eyes no rest.(T)

19 Arise, cry out in the night,
    as the watches of the night begin;
pour out your heart(U) like water
    in the presence of the Lord.(V)
Lift up your hands(W) to him
    for the lives of your children,
who faint(X) from hunger
    at every street corner.

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  1. Lamentations 2:17 Horn here symbolizes strength.

10 As with a [a]breaking of my bones,
My enemies [b]reproach me,
(A)While they say to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”

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  1. Psalm 42:10 Lit. shattering
  2. Psalm 42:10 revile

10 My bones suffer mortal agony(A)
    as my foes taunt(B) me,
saying to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”(C)

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(A)My tears have been my food day and night,
While they continually say to me,
(B)“Where is your God?”

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My tears(A) have been my food
    day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”(B)

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Lord, (A)I have loved the habitation of Your house,
And the place [a]where Your glory dwells.

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  1. Psalm 26:8 Lit. of the tabernacle of Your glory

Lord, I love(A) the house where you live,
    the place where your glory dwells.(B)

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13 Now when he came, there was Eli, sitting on (A)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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  1. 1 Samuel 4:13 So with MT, Vg.; LXX beside the gate watching the road
  2. 1 Samuel 4:13 trembled with anxiety

13 When he arrived, there was Eli(A) sitting on his chair by the side of the road, watching, because his heart feared for the ark of God. When the man entered the town and told what had happened, the whole town sent up a cry.

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12 In that day I will perform against Eli (A)all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. 13 (B)For I have told him that I will (C)judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because (D)his sons made themselves vile, and he (E)did not [a]restrain them.

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  1. 1 Samuel 3:13 Lit. rebuke

12 At that time I will carry out against Eli everything(A) I spoke against his family—from beginning to end. 13 For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed God,[a] and he failed to restrain(B) them.

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  1. 1 Samuel 3:13 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text sons made themselves contemptible

31 Behold, (A)the days are coming that I will cut off your [a]arm and the arm of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32 And you will see an enemy in My dwelling place, despite all the good which God does for Israel. And there shall not be (B)an old man in your house forever.

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:31 strength

31 The time is coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your priestly house, so that no one in it will reach old age,(A) 32 and you will see distress(B) in my dwelling. Although good will be done to Israel, no one in your family line will ever reach old age.(C)

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And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:

‘By those (A)who come near Me
I must be regarded as holy;
And before all the people
I must be glorified.’ ”

So Aaron held his peace.

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Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke of when he said:

“‘Among those who approach me(A)
    I will be proved holy;(B)
in the sight of all the people
    I will be honored.(C)’”

Aaron remained silent.

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