Verse 21
1 Samuel 4:21
Free Bible Version
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She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has left Israel,” because Ark of God (Elohim) had been captured, and her father-in-law and her husband had died.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תִּקְרָ֣א לַ/נַּ֗עַר אִֽי כָבוֹד֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר גָּלָ֥ה כָב֖וֹד מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֶל הִלָּקַח֙ אֲר֣וֹן הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְ/אֶל חָמִ֖י/הָ וְ/אִישָֽׁ/הּ
English Translation
And she called to the young man, saying, "Glory has departed from Israel, for the Ark of God has been taken, and for her father-in-law and her husband."
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Chapter 4 Context
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and Samuel's words were communicated to all the Israelites. The Israelites marched out to confront t...
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The Philistines attacked the Israelites in formation, and when the battle spread, the Philistines de...
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When the Israelite army returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord defeat us be...
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So the army sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the Ark of the Lord Almighty's Agreement, he w...
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When the Ark of the Lord's Agreement arrived in the camp, all the Israelites gave such a loud shout...
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When the Philistines heard all the shouting, they asked, “What's the meaning of this shouting in the...
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the Philistines were afraid. “A god has arrived in the camp,” they said. “We're in trouble, for noth...
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This is disaster for us! Who will save us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods wh...
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Be brave, and fight like real men, Philistines! Otherwise you'll end up as slaves to the Israelites,...
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10
So the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were defeated—every man ran away home. The death toll...
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11
The Ark of God (Elohim) was captured, and Hophni and Phinehas, Eli's two sons, died.
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12
A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battle that day all the way to Shiloh. His clothes wer...
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When he arrived, Eli was sitting there on his chair by the road, watching out for news because he wa...
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Eli heard the crying and asked, “What's all this noise?” The man rushed over to Eli and told him wha...
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Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed because he couldn't see.
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“I've just come from the battle,” the man said. “I ran away from it today.” “What happened, my son?”...
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“Israel ran away from the Philistines—we were badly defeated,” the messenger replied. “Also your two...
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As soon as the Ark of God (Elohim) was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the town gate....
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His daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news t...
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Just before she died, the women caring for her said, “Don't give up—you have given birth to a son!”...
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She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has left Israel,” because Ark of God (Elohim) had been...
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She said, “The glory has left Israel, for the Ark of God (Elohim) has been captured.”
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