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Eli hears the news of God’s ark, falls from his seat and dies

엘리가 하나님의 궤의 소식을 듣고 자기 의자에서 자빠져 죽음

1 Samuel 4:12–18: a man of Benjamin runs out of the army and comes to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. When he comes, behold, Eli is sitting on his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembles for God’s ark. When the man comes into the city and tells about it, all the city cries out. When Eli hears the noise of the crying, he says, “What does the noise of this tumult mean?” The man hurries, and comes and tells Eli. Now Eli is ninety-eight years old. His eyes are set, so that he cannot see. The man says to Eli, “I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army.” He says, “How did the matter go, my son?” He who brought the news answers, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and God’s ark has been captured.” When he makes mention of God’s ark, Eli falls from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck breaks, and he dies, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years. The Korean Revised Version reads 여호와의 궤 (the LORD’s ark) at 4:13, and names Eli where the WEB has “He said” at 4:16.

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1SA 4:12–18, engwebp
¹²A man of Benjamin ran out of the army and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head.
¹³When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for God’s ark. When the man came into the city and told about it, all the city cried out.
¹⁴When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, “What does the noise of this tumult mean?” The man hurried, and came and told Eli.
¹⁵Now Eli was ninety-eight years old. His eyes were set, so that he could not see.
¹⁶The man said to Eli, “I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army.” He said, “How did the matter go, my son?”
¹⁷He who brought the news answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and God’s ark has been captured.”
¹⁸When he made mention of God’s ark, Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.
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Evidence: 1 Samuel 4:12–18
Eli hears the news of God’s ark, falls from his seat and dies — Narrated location — Shiloh

Evidence: 1 Samuel 4:12–18

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Current wording: 1 Samuel 4:12–18: a man of Benjamin runs out of the army and comes to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. When he comes, behold, Eli is sitting on his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembles for God’s ark. When the man comes into the city and tells about it, all the city cries out. When Eli hears the noise of the crying, he says, “What does the noise of this tumult mean?” The man hurries, and comes and tells Eli. Now Eli is ninety-eight years old. His eyes are set, so that he cannot see. The man says to Eli, “I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army.” He says, “How did the matter go, my son?” He who brought the news answers, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and God’s ark has been captured.” When he makes mention of God’s ark, Eli falls from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck breaks, and he dies, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years. The Korean Revised Version reads 여호와의 궤 (the LORD’s ark) at 4:13, and names Eli where the WEB has “He said” at 4:16.
Cited evidence: 1SA 4:12–18, engwebp
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