³⁴ And to prove that what I have said will come true, I will cause your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, to die on the same day!

³ That same day the man of God gave a sign to prove his message. He said, “The Lord has promised to give this sign: This altar will split apart, and its ashes will be poured out on the ground.”

¹¹ The Ark of God was captured, and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were killed.

¹⁷ “Israel has been defeated by the Philistines,” the messenger replied. “The people have been slaughtered, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were also killed. And the Ark of God has been captured.”

¹² Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam’s wife, “Go on home, and when you enter the city, the child will die.

¹² I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end.