1Thus the word of Samuel came to all…
2The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as…
3When the troops returned to the camp, the…
4So the people sent men to Shiloh, and…
5When the ark of the covenant of the…
6On hearing the noise of the shout, the…
7the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered…
8Woe to us! Who will deliver us from…
9Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise,…
10So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated,…
11The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s…
12That same day a Benjamite ran from the…
13When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on…
14Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this…
15Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his…
16“I have just come from the battle,” the…
17The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the…
18As soon as the ark of God was…
19Now Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was…
20As she was dying, the women attending to…
21And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The…
22“The glory has departed from Israel,” she said,…
