1Now at that time the Philistines came together to make war against Israel, and the men of Israel went out to war against the Philistines and took up their position at the side of Eben-ezer: and the Philistines put their forces in position in Aphek.stylus1 Samuel 29:1, 1 Samuel 29:1, 1 Samuel 7:12, 1 Samuel 7:12, 1 Samuel 5:12And the Philistines put their forces in order against Israel, and the fighting was hard, and Israel was overcome by the Philistines, who put to the sword about four thousand of their army in the field.stylusLamentations 3:40, Lamentations 3:40, Psalms 44:9, Psalms 44:10, 1 Samuel 17:83And when the people came back to their tents, the responsible men of Israel said, Why has the Lord let the Philistines overcome us today? Let us get the ark of the Lord's agreement here from Shiloh, so that it may be with us and give us salvation from the hands of those who are against us.stylus1 Corinthians 10:1, 1 Corinthians 10:5, 1 Corinthians 10:1, 1 Corinthians 10:5, Joshua 6:44So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.stylus2 Samuel 6:2, 2 Samuel 6:2, Psalms 80:1, Numbers 7:89, Psalms 80:15And when the ark of the Lord's agreement came into the tent-circle, all Israel gave a great cry, so that the earth was sounding with it.stylusJoshua 6:5, Joshua 6:5, Job 20:5, Joshua 6:20, Jeremiah 7:46And the Philistines, hearing the noise of their cry, said, What is this great cry among the tents of the Hebrews? Then it became clear to them that the ark of the Lord had come to the tent-circle.stylusExodus 32:17, Exodus 32:18, Exodus 32:17, Exodus 32:187And the Philistines, full of fear, said, God has come into their tents. And they said, Trouble is ours! for never before has such a thing been seen.stylusExodus 14:25, Deuteronomy 32:30, Exodus 15:14, Exodus 15:16, Exodus 14:258Trouble is ours! Who will give us salvation from the hands of these great gods? These are the gods who sent all sorts of blows on the Egyptians in the waste land.stylusExodus 7:5, Psalms 78:43, Psalms 78:51, Exodus 9:14, Exodus 7:59Be strong, O Philistines, be men! Do not be servants to the Hebrews as they have been to you: go forward to the fight without fear.stylus1 Corinthians 16:13, Judges 13:1, 1 Corinthians 16:13, Judges 13:1, 2 Samuel 10:1210So the Philistines went to the fight, and Israel was overcome, and every man went in flight to his tent: and great was the destruction, for thirty thousand footmen of Israel were put to the sword.stylusDeuteronomy 28:25, 1 Samuel 4:2, 2 Kings 14:12, Leviticus 26:17, Deuteronomy 28:2511And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.stylus1 Samuel 2:34, 1 Samuel 2:34, Psalms 78:64, Psalms 78:64, Isaiah 3:1112And a man of Benjamin went running from the fight and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothing out of order and earth on his head.stylusJoshua 7:6, Joshua 7:6, 2 Samuel 15:32, Nehemiah 9:1, 2 Samuel 1:213And when he came, Eli was seated by the wayside watching: and in his heart was fear for the ark of God. And when the man came into the town and gave the news, there was a great outcry.stylus1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 4:18, 1 Samuel 4:18, Psalms 79:114And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.stylus15Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed so that he was not able to see.stylus1 Samuel 3:2, 1 Samuel 3:2, Genesis 27:1, 1 Kings 14:4, Psalms 90:1016And the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?stylus2 Samuel 1:4, 2 Samuel 1:4, Joshua 7:19, 1 Samuel 3:6, Joshua 7:1917And the man said, Israel went in flight from the Philistines, and there has been great destruction among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.stylus1 Samuel 3:11, 1 Samuel 4:10, 1 Samuel 4:11, 1 Samuel 3:11, 1 Samuel 4:1018And at these words about the ark of God, Eli, falling back off his seat by the side of the doorway into the town, came down on the earth so that his neck was broken and death overtook him, for he was an old man and of great weight. He had been judging Israel for forty years.stylus1 Samuel 4:21, 1 Samuel 4:22, 1 Samuel 4:21, 1 Samuel 4:22, 1 Peter 4:1719And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child and near the time when she would give birth; and when she had the news that the ark of God had been taken and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, her pains came on her suddenly and she gave birth.stylus20And when she was very near death the women who were with her said, Have no fear, for you have given birth to a son. But she made no answer and gave no attention to it.stylusJohn 16:21, Psalms 77:2, Genesis 35:17, Genesis 35:18, John 16:2121And she gave the child the name of Ichabod, saying, The glory has gone from Israel: because the ark of God was taken and because of her father-in-law and her husband.stylusPsalms 26:8, Psalms 26:8, Psalms 78:61, Psalms 78:61, Jeremiah 2:1122And she said, The glory is gone from Israel, for the ark of God has been taken.stylusJohn 2:17, Psalms 137:5, Psalms 137:6, John 2:17, Psalms 137:5