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1 Samuel 4

1 Israél is overcome by the Philistíms. 4 They do fet the Arke, wherefore the Philistíms do feare 10 The Arke of the Lord is taken 11 Elí and his children dye. 19 The death of the wife of Phinehás the sonne of Elí.
1.And Samuél spake unto all Israél: ‖ and Israél went out against the Philistíms to battel and pitched beside ^Ebén Israél is overcome, the Arke is taken 1 Samuél Cha ézer: and the Philistíms pitched in Aphék.
2.And the Philistíms put them selves in array against Israél: and when they joyned the battel, Israél was smitten downe before the Philistíms: who slewe of the armie in the field about foure thousand men.
3.So when the people were come into the campe, the Elders of Israél said, aWherefore hathe the Lord smitten us this day before the Philistíms? let us bring the Arke of the covenant of the Lord out of Shilóh unto us, that when it commeth among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
4.Then the people sent to Shilóh, and broght from thence the Arke of the covenant of the Lord of hostes, who bdwelleth betwene the Cherubíms: & there were the two sonnes of Elí, Hophní, and Phinehás, with the Arke of the covenant of God.
5.And when the Arke of the covenant of the Lord came into the hoste, all Israél showted a mighty showte, so that the earth rang againe.
6.And when the Philistíms heard the noise of the showte, they said, What meaneth the sounde of this mighty showte in the hoste of the Ebrewes? and they understode, that the Arke of the Lord was come into the hoste.
7.And the Philistíms were afraid, and said, God is come into the hoste: therefore said thei, cWo unto us: for it hathe not bene so heretofore.
8.Wo unto us, who shal deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the dwildernes.
9.Be strong and play the men, ô Philistíms, that ye be not servants unto the Ebrewes, *as they have served you: be valiant therefore, and fight.
10.And the Philistíms fought, & Israél was smitten downe, & fled everie man into his tent: & there was an exceding great slaughter: for there fel of Israél ethirtie thousand fotemen.
11.And the Arke of God was taken, and the two sonnes of Elí, Hophní and Phinehás dyed.
12.And there ran a man of Benjamín out of the armie, and came to Shilóh the same day with his clothes frent, and earth upon his head.
13.And when he came, lo, Elí sate upon a seate by the wayside, waiting: for his heart gfeared for the Arke of God: and when the man came into the citie to tel it, all the citie cryed out.
14.And when Elí heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth this noise of the tumult? and the man came in hastely, and tolde Elí.
15.(Now Elí was fourscore and eigthtene yere olde, and *his eyes were dimme that he colde not se)
16.And the man said unto Elí, I came from the armie, and I fled this day out of the hoste: and he said, What thing is done, my sonne?
17.Then the messenger answered and said, Israél is fled before the Philistíms, and there hathe bene also a great slaughter among the people: and moreover thy two sonnes, Hophní and Phinehás hare dead, & the Arke of God is taken.
18.¶ And when he had made mencion of the Arke of God, Elí fel from his seat backwarde by the side of the gate, and his necke was broken, and he dyed: for he was an olde man and heavye: and ^he had judged Israél fortie yeres.
19.And his daughter in lawe Phinehás’ wife was with childe nere ^her travel: and when she heard the report that the Arke of God was taken, and that her father in lawe and her housband were dead, she ibowed her selfe, and travelled: for her paines came upon her.
20.And about the time of her death, the women that stode about her, said unto her, Feare not: for thou hast borne a sonne: but she answered not, not regarded it.
21.And she named the childe ^Ichabód, saying, The glorie is departed from Israél, because the Arke of God was taken, and because of her father in lawe and her housband.
22.She said againe, kThe glorie is departed from Israél: for the Arke of God is taken.

Notes

1-||.
From the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt unto the time of Samuel are about 390 years.
1-^.
Or, stone of help, chap. 7.12.
3-a.
For it may seem that this war was undertaken by Samuel’s commandment.
4-b.
For he used to appear to the Israelites between the Cherubims over the Ark of the covenant, Ex. 25.17-22.
7-c.
Before we fought against men and now God is come to fight against us.
8-d.
For in the red Sea in the wilderness the Egyptians were destroyed, which was the last of all his plagues.
9-*.
Judg. 13.1.
10-e.
David alluding to this place Ps. 77.63 says they were consumed with fire: meaning they were suddenly destroyed.
12-f.
In token of sorrow and mourning.
13-g.
Lest it should be taken of the enemies.
15-*.
Ch. 3.2.
17-h.
According, as God had afore said. 4 Geneva Bible 1560
18-^.
Or, governed.
19-^.
Or, to cry out.
19-i.
And settled her body toward her travail.
21-^.
Or, No glory, or, where is the glory.
22-k.
She uttered her great sorrow by repeating her words.