Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek. 2 The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.
3 When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, "Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go4:3 Or He may gowith us to save us from the hand of our enemies."
4 So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophniand Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
5 When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that the ground shook.
6 On hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, "What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?"
And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp, 7 the Philistines were afraid. "The gods have entered4:7 Or A god has enteredtheir camp!" they said. "Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before. 8 Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness. 9 Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!"
10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great — thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell. 11 The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophniand Phinehas, died.
The Death of Eli
12 That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. 13 When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God.
When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out.
14 Eliheard the outcry and asked, "Why this commotion?"
So the man hurried over and reported to Eli. 15 Now Eliwas ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.
16 "I have just come from the battle," the man said to Eli. "I fled from there today."
"What happened, my son?" Eliasked.
17 The messenger answered, "Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophniand Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured."
18 As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Elifell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Elihad judged4:18 Or governed or ledIsrael forty years.
19 Now Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.
20 As she was dying, the women attending to her said, "Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!"
But she did not respond or pay any heed. 21 And she named the boy Ichabod,4:21 Ichabod means no glory.saying, "The glory has departed4:21 Or gone into exile; also in verse 22from Israel," because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
22 "The glory has departed from Israel," she said, "for the ark of God has been captured."
Pessoa
Tribo de Levi
Samuel
שְׁמוּאֵלshəmuelΣαμουηλSamouēl
Samuel, son of Elkanah and Hannah, was dedicated by his mother to the service of the Lord at Shiloh, judged Israel as a prophet, and anointed Saul and David as kings (1 Samuel 3:20).
Aphek is the place where the Philistines gathered all their forces, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel; the Philistines also camped there when Israel was beside Ebenezer (1 Samuel 29:1).
Shiloh is the place where Joshua and Eleazar the priest divided the land by lot among the tribes of Israel in the presence of the Lord, and where the house of God stood (Joshua 19:51).
Shiloh is the place where Joshua and Eleazar the priest divided the land by lot among the tribes of Israel in the presence of the Lord, and where the house of God stood (Joshua 19:51).
Eli was a priest of the Lord in Shiloh and judged Israel forty years. Upon hearing that the ark of God had been captured and his sons Hophni and Phinehas had died, he fell from his seat, broke his neck, and died (1 Samuel 4:18).
Eli was a priest of the Lord in Shiloh and judged Israel forty years. Upon hearing that the ark of God had been captured and his sons Hophni and Phinehas had died, he fell from his seat, broke his neck, and died (1 Samuel 4:18).
Shiloh is the place where Joshua and Eleazar the priest divided the land by lot among the tribes of Israel in the presence of the Lord, and where the house of God stood (Joshua 19:51).
Eli was a priest of the Lord in Shiloh and judged Israel forty years. Upon hearing that the ark of God had been captured and his sons Hophni and Phinehas had died, he fell from his seat, broke his neck, and died (1 Samuel 4:18).
Eli was a priest of the Lord in Shiloh and judged Israel forty years. Upon hearing that the ark of God had been captured and his sons Hophni and Phinehas had died, he fell from his seat, broke his neck, and died (1 Samuel 4:18).
Eli was a priest of the Lord in Shiloh and judged Israel forty years. Upon hearing that the ark of God had been captured and his sons Hophni and Phinehas had died, he fell from his seat, broke his neck, and died (1 Samuel 4:18).
Eli was a priest of the Lord in Shiloh and judged Israel forty years. Upon hearing that the ark of God had been captured and his sons Hophni and Phinehas had died, he fell from his seat, broke his neck, and died (1 Samuel 4:18).
Eli was a priest of the Lord in Shiloh and judged Israel forty years. Upon hearing that the ark of God had been captured and his sons Hophni and Phinehas had died, he fell from his seat, broke his neck, and died (1 Samuel 4:18).
Eli was a priest of the Lord in Shiloh and judged Israel forty years. Upon hearing that the ark of God had been captured and his sons Hophni and Phinehas had died, he fell from his seat, broke his neck, and died (1 Samuel 4:18).
Eli was a priest of the Lord in Shiloh and judged Israel forty years. Upon hearing that the ark of God had been captured and his sons Hophni and Phinehas had died, he fell from his seat, broke his neck, and died (1 Samuel 4:18).
Eli was a priest of the Lord in Shiloh and judged Israel forty years. Upon hearing that the ark of God had been captured and his sons Hophni and Phinehas had died, he fell from his seat, broke his neck, and died (1 Samuel 4:18).