King James Version
1 Samuel 4:17 KJV
“And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.”
Eli
1 Samuel 4 — Context
1 Samuel 4:16 — “And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is th...”
1 Samuel 4:17 — “And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.”
1 Samuel 4:18 — “And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the ...”