1-samuel 4:11
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.
Webster's Revision
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
World English Bible
The ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
Definitions for 1-samuel 4:11
Clarke's 1-samuel 4:11 Bible Commentary
Hophni and Phinehas were slain - They probably attempted to defend the ark, and lost their lives in the attempt.
Wesley's 1-samuel 4:11 Bible Commentary
4:11 The ark - Which God justly and wisely permitted, to punish the Israelites for their profanation of it; that by taking away the pretences of their foolish confidence, he might more deeply humble them, and bring them to true - repentance: and that the Philistines might by this means he more effectually convinced of God's almighty power, and of their own, and the impotency of their gods, and so a stop put to their triumphs and rage against the poor Israelites. Thus as God was no loser by this event, so the Philistines were no gainers by it; and Israel, all things considered, received more good than hurt by it. If Eli had done his duty, and put them from the priesthood, they might have lived, tho' in disgrace. But now God takes the work into his own hands, and chases them out of the world by the sword of the Philistines.
