I Samuel 4:15
The Scripture
(15) Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
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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