1 Samuel 4:12-22

1 Samuel 4:12-22

[12] And there ran  a man  of Benjamin  out of the army,  and came  to Shiloh  the same day  with his clothes  rent,  and with earth  upon his head.  [13] And when he came,  lo, Eli  sat  upon a seat  by the wayside  watching:  for his heart  trembled  for the ark  of God.  And when the man  came  into the city,  and told  it, all the city  cried out.  [14] And when Eli  heard  the noise  of the crying,  he said,  What meaneth the noise  of this tumult?  And the man  came  in hastily,  and told  Eli.  [15] Now Eli  was ninety  and eight  years  old;  and his eyes  were dim,  that he could  not see.  [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 there done,  my son?  [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.  [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 gate,  and his neck  brake,  and he died:  for he was an old  man,  And he had judged  Israel  forty  years.  [19] And his daughter in law,  Phinehas'  wife,  was with child,  near to be delivered:  and when she heard  the tidings  that  the ark  of God  was taken,  and that her father in law  and her husband  were dead,  she bowed  herself and travailed;  for her pains  came  [20] And about the time  of her death  the women that stood  by her said  unto her, Fear  not; for thou hast born  a son.  But she answered  not, neither did she regard  [21] And she named  the child  Ichabod,  saying,  The glory  is departed  from Israel:  because  the ark  of God  was taken,  and because of her father in law  and her husband.  [22] And she said,  The glory  is departed  from Israel:  for the ark  of God  is taken.