1 Samuel 4:11-13

Christian Standard Bible

¹¹ The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.^(A)

Eli’s Death and Ichabod’s Birth

¹² That same day, a Benjaminite man ran^(B) from the battle and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn,^(C) and there was dirt on his head. ¹³ When he arrived, there was Eli sitting on his chair beside the road waiting,^(D) because he was anxious about the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the entire city cried out.