1 Samuel 4:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.”

1 Samuel 4:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 4:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 4:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God’s ark was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.”

1 Samuel 4:11 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 4:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. ”

1 Samuel 4:11 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 4:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the ark of God hath been taken, and the two sons of Eli have died, Hophni and Phinehas.”

1 Samuel 4:11 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 4:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the ark ofGod was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died. ”

1 Samuel 4:11 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 4:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the Arke of God was taken, and the two sonnes of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas died.”

1 Samuel 4:11 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 4:11 in Context — 1 Samuel 4

9 Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

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.

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What Does 1 Samuel 4:11 Mean?

1 Samuel 4:11 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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