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Psalms 78:64 Cross-References
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“Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.”
Psalms 78:64 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 78:64
Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation. The death of priests (kohanav, כֹּהֲנָיו)—Hophni and Phinehas, Eli's corrupt sons—represented spiritual leadership's collapse. Priests were supposed to mediate God's presence; their violent death symbolized broken mediation. Israel lost both military defenders (v. 63) and spiritual guides simultaneously—total societal breakdown.The phrase widows made no lamentation (almnotav lo tivkeynah, אַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּינָה) describes shock so profound that normal grief rituals ceased. Ancient Near Eastern mourning included loud w...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 78:64
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“Israel is fled before the Philistines”
“Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.”
“and your shoes on your feet: you shall not mourn nor weep; but you shall pine away in your iniquities”
“Hophni and Phinehas”
“Turn you”
“Phinehas' wife”
“[whom] I shall not cut off from my altar”