I Samuel 4:14
The Scripture
(14) And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Israel was defeated by the Philistines and brought the ark of the covenant into battle for protection, but the Philistines captured the ark and killed Eli's sons Hophni and Phinehas. When Eli heard the news he fell backward and died, and his daughter-in-law, giving birth, named her son Ichabod because the glory had departed from Israel.
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Related verses (shared words)
II Kings 7:6Ezra 3:13Ezekiel 1:24Ezekiel 3:13I Samuel 4:6Psalms 65:7