I Samuel 4:21
The Scripture
(21) And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.
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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 26:8Psalms 78:61Psalms 78:64Psalms 106:20Jeremiah 2:11Hosea 9:12
Related verses (shared words)
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