Chapter 1
1 Elkanah and His Wives
Now there 8033 was a certain 259 man 376 from Ramathaim-zophim 7436 from the hill 2022 country 2022 of Ephraim 669, and his name 8034 was Elkanah 511 the son 1121 of Jeroham 3395, the son 1121 of Elihu 453, the son 1121 of Tohu 8459, the son 1121 of Zuph 6689, an Ephraimite 673.
2 He had two 8147 wives 802: the name 8034 of one 259 was Hannah 2584 and the name 8034 of the other 8145 Peninnah 6444; and Peninnah 6444 had 1961 children 3206, but Hannah 2584 had 369 no 369 children 3206.
3 ¶ Now this 1931 man 376 would go 5927 up from his city 5892 yearly 3117 to worship 7812 and to sacrifice 2076 to the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 in Shiloh 7887. And the two 8147 sons 1121 of Eli 5941, Hophni 2652 and Phinehas 6372, were priests 3548 to the LORD 3068 there 8033.
4 When the day 3117 came 1961 that Elkanah 511 sacrificed 2076, he would give 5414 portions 4490 to Peninnah 6444 his wife 802 and to all 3605 her sons 1121 and her daughters 1323;
5 but to Hannah 2584 he would give 5414 a double 639 portion 4490, for he loved 157 Hannah 2584, but the LORD 3068 had closed 5462 her womb 7358.
6 Her rival 6869, however, would provoke 3707 her bitterly to irritate 7481 her, because 3588 the LORD 3068 had closed 5462 her womb 7358.
7 It happened 6213 year 8141 after year 8141, as often 1767 as she went 5927 up to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, she would provoke 3707 her; so she wept 1058 and would not eat 398.
8 Then Elkanah 511 her husband 376 said 559 to her, "Hannah 2584, why 4100 do you weep 1058 and why 4100 do you not eat 398 and why 4100 is your heart 3824 sad 7489? Am I not better 2896 to you than 4480 ten 6235 sons 1121?"
9 ¶ Then Hannah 2584 rose 6965 after 310 eating 398 and drinking 8354 in Shiloh 7887. Now Eli 5941 the priest 3548 was sitting 3427 on the seat 3678 by the doorpost 4201 of the temple 1964 of the LORD 3068.
10 She, greatly 4751 distressed 4751, prayed 6419 to the LORD 3068 and wept 1058 bitterly 1058.
11 She made 5087 a vow 5088 and said 559, "O LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, if 518 You will indeed 7200 look 7200 on the affliction 6040 of Your maidservant 519 and remember 2142 me, and not forget 7911 Your maidservant 519, but will give 5414 Your maidservant 519 a son, then I will give 5414 him to the LORD 3068 all 3605 the days 3117 of his life 2425, and a razor 4177 shall never 3808 come 5927 on his head 7218."
12 ¶ Now it came 1961 about, as she continued 7235 praying 6419 before 6440 the LORD 3068, that Eli 5941 was watching 8104 her mouth 6310.
13 As for Hannah 2584, she was speaking 1696 in her heart 3820, only 7534 her lips 8193 were moving 5128, but her voice 6963 was not heard 8085. So Eli 5941 thought 2803 she was drunk 7910.
14 Then Eli 5941 said 559 to her, "How 4970 long will you make 7937 yourself drunk 7937? Put 5493 away 5493 your wine 3196 from you."
15 But Hannah 2584 replied 6030, "No 369, my lord 113, I am a woman 802 oppressed 7186 in spirit 7307; I have drunk 8354 neither 3808 wine 3196 nor 3808 strong 7941 drink 7941, but I have poured 8210 out my soul 5315 before 6440 the LORD 3068.
16 "Do not consider 5414 your maidservant 519 as a worthless 1100 woman 1323, for I have spoken 1696 until 5704 now 2008 out of my great 7230 concern 7879 and provocation 3708."
17 Then Eli 5941 answered 6030 and said 559, "Go 1980 in peace 7965; and may the God 430 of Israel 3478 grant 5414 your petition 7596 that you have asked 7592 of Him."
18 She said 559, "Let your maidservant 8198 find 4672 favor 2580 in your sight 5869." So the woman 802 went 1980 her way 1870 and ate 398, and her face 6440 was no 3808 longer 5750 {sad.}
19 Samuel Is Born to Hannah
¶ Then they arose 7925 early 7925 in the morning 1242 and worshiped 7812 before 6440 the LORD 3068, and returned again 7725 to their house 1004 in Ramah 7414. And Elkanah 511 had 3045 relations 3045 with Hannah 2584 his wife 802, and the LORD 3068 remembered 2142 her.
20 It came 1961 about in due 8622 time 3117, after Hannah 2584 had conceived 2029, that she gave 3205 birth 3205 to a son 1121; and she named him Samuel 8050, {saying,} "Because 3588 I have asked 7592 him of the LORD 3068."
21 ¶ Then the man 376 Elkanah 511 went 5927 up with all 3605 his household 1004 to offer 2076 to the LORD 3068 the yearly 3117 sacrifice 2077 and {pay} his vow 5088.
22 But Hannah 2584 did not go 5927 up, for she said 559 to her husband 376, "{I will not go up} until 5704 the child 5288 is weaned 1580; then I will bring 935 him, that he may appear 7200 before 6440 the LORD 3068 and stay 3427 there 8033 forever."
23 Elkanah 511 her husband 376 said 559 to her, "Do 6213 what 2896 seems best 2896 to you. Remain 3427 until 5704 you have weaned 1580 him; only 389 may the LORD 3068 confirm 6965 His word 1697." So the woman 802 remained 3427 and nursed 3243 her son 1121 until 5704 she weaned 1580 him.
24 Now when 3512 she had weaned 1580 him, she took 5927 him up with her, with a three-year-old 7969 bull 6499 and one 259 ephah 374 of flour 7058 and a jug 5035 of wine 3196, and brought 935 him to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 in Shiloh 7887, although the child 5288 was young 5288.
25 Then they slaughtered 7819 the bull 6499, and brought 935 the boy 5288 to Eli 5941.
26 She said 559, "Oh 994, my lord 113! As your soul 5315 lives 2416, my lord 113, I am the woman 802 who stood 5324 here 2088 beside 5973 you, praying 6419 to the LORD 3068.
27 "For this 2088 boy 5288 I prayed 6419, and the LORD 3068 has given 5414 me my petition 7596 which 834 I asked 7592 of Him.
28 "So I have also 1571 dedicated 7592 him to the LORD 3068; as long as he lives 1961 he is dedicated 7592 to the LORD 3068." And he worshiped 7812 the LORD 3068 there 8033.
Chapter 2
1 Hannah's Song of Thanksgiving
Then Hannah 2584 prayed 6419 and said 559, "My heart 3820 exults 5970 in the LORD 3068; My horn 7161 is exalted 7311 in the LORD 3068, My mouth 6310 speaks 7337 boldly 7337 against 5921 my enemies 340, Because 3588 I rejoice 8055 in Your salvation 3444.
2 "There 369 is no 369 one 369 holy 6918 like the LORD 3068, Indeed 3588, there 369 is no 369 one 369 besides 1115 You, Nor 369 is there 369 any rock 6697 like our God 430.
3 "Boast no 408 more 7235 so very 1364 proudly 1364, Do not let arrogance 6277 come 3318 out of your mouth 6310; For the LORD 3068 is a God 410 of knowledge 1844, And with Him actions 5949 are weighed 8505.
4 "The bows 7198 of the mighty 1368 are shattered 2844, But the feeble 3782 gird 247 on strength 2428.
5 "Those who were full 7649 hire 7936 themselves out for bread 3899, But those who were hungry 7457 cease 2308 {to hunger.} Even 5704 the barren 6135 gives 3205 birth 3205 to seven 7651, But she who has many 7227 children 1121 languishes 535.
6 "The LORD 3068 kills 4191 and makes 2421 alive 2421; He brings 3381 down 3381 to Sheol 7585 and raises 5927 up.
7 "The LORD 3068 makes 3423 poor 3423 and rich 6238; He brings 8213 low 8213, He also 637 exalts 7311.
8 "He raises 6965 the poor 1800 from the dust 6083, He lifts 7311 the needy 34 from the ash 830 heap 6083 To make them sit 3427 with nobles 5081, And inherit 5157 a seat 3678 of honor 3519; For the pillars 4690 of the earth 776 are the LORD'S 3068, And He set 7896 the world 8398 on them.
9 "He keeps 8104 the feet 7272 of His godly 2623 ones 2623, But the wicked 7563 ones 7563 are silenced 1826 in darkness 2822; For not by might 3581 shall a man 376 prevail 1396.
10 "Those who contend 7378 with the LORD 3068 will be shattered 2865; Against 5921 them He will thunder 7481 in the heavens 8064, The LORD 3068 will judge 1777 the ends 657 of the earth 776; And He will give 5414 strength 5797 to His king 4428, And will exalt 7311 the horn 7161 of His anointed 4899."
11 ¶ Then Elkanah 511 went 1980 to his home 1004 at Ramah 7414. But the boy 5288 ministered 8334 to the LORD 3068 before 6440 Eli 5941 the priest 3548.
12 The Sin of Eli's Sons
¶ Now the sons 1121 of Eli 5941 were worthless 1100 men 1121; they did not know 3045 the LORD 3068
13 and the custom 4941 of the priests 3548 with the people 5971. When any 3605 man 376 was offering 2076 a sacrifice 2077, the priest's 3548 servant 5288 would come 935 while the meat 1320 was boiling 1310, with a three-pronged fork 4207 in his hand 3027.
14 Then he would thrust 5221 it into the pan 3595, or 176 kettle 1731, or 176 caldron 7037, or 176 pot 6517; all 3605 that the fork 4207 brought 5927 up the priest 3548 would take 3947 for himself. Thus 3602 they did 6213 in Shiloh 7887 to all 3605 the Israelites 3478 who came 935 there 8033.
15 Also 1571, before 2962 they burned 6999 the fat 2459, the priest's 3548 servant 5288 would come 935 and say 559 to the man 376 who was sacrificing 2076, "Give 5414 the priest 3548 meat 1320 for roasting 6740, as he will not take 3947 boiled 1310 meat 1320 from you, only raw 2416."
16 If 518 the man 376 said 559 to him, "They must surely 6999 burn 6999 the fat 2459 first 3117, and then take 3947 as much 3512 as you desire 183," then he would say 559, "No 3808, but you shall give 5414 {it to me} now 6258; and if 518 not, I will take 3947 it by force 2394."
17 Thus the sin 2403 of the young 5288 men 5288 was very 3966 great 1419 before 6440 the LORD 3068, for the men 376 despised 5006 the offering 4503 of the LORD 3068.
18 Samuel before the L\{ORD}/ as a Boy
¶ Now Samuel 8050 was ministering 8334 before 6440 the LORD 3068, {as} a boy 5288 wearing 2296 a linen 906 ephod 646.
19 And his mother 517 would make 6213 him a little 6996 robe 4598 and bring 5927 it to him from year 3117 to year 3117 when she would come 5927 up with her husband 376 to offer 2076 the yearly 3117 sacrifice 2077.
20 Then Eli 5941 would bless 1288 Elkanah 511 and his wife 802 and say 559, "May the LORD 3068 give 7760 you children 2233 from this 2088 woman 802 in place 8478 of the one 7596 she dedicated to the LORD 3068." And they went 1980 to their own home 4725.
21 ¶ The LORD 3068 visited 6485 Hannah 2584; and she conceived 2029 and gave 3205 birth 3205 to three 7969 sons 1121 and two 8147 daughters 1323. And the boy 5288 Samuel 8050 grew 1431 before 5973 the LORD 3068.
22 Eli Rebukes His Sons
¶ Now Eli 5941 was very 3966 old 2204; and he heard 8085 all 3605 that his sons 1121 were doing 6213 to all 3605 Israel 3478, and how they lay 7901 with the women 802 who served 6633 at the doorway 6607 of the tent 168 of meeting 4150.
23 He said 559 to them, "Why 4100 do you do 6213 such 428 things 1697, the evil 7451 things 1697 that I hear 8085 from all 3605 these 428 people 5971?
24 "No 408, my sons 1121; for the report 8052 is not good 2896 which 834 I hear 8085 the LORD'S 3068 people 5971 circulating 5674.
25 "If 518 one man 376 sins 2398 against another 376, God 430 will mediate 6419 for him; but if 518 a man 376 sins 2398 against the LORD 3068, who 4310 can intercede 6419 for him?" But they would not listen 8085 to the voice 6963 of their father 1, for the LORD 3068 desired 2654 to put 4191 them to death 4191.
26 ¶ Now the boy 5288 Samuel 8050 was growing in stature 1432 and in favor 2896 both 1571 with the LORD 3068 and with men 376.
27 ¶ Then a man 376 of God 430 came 935 to Eli 5941 and said 559 to him, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'Did I {not} indeed 1540 reveal 1540 Myself to the house 1004 of your father 1 when they were in Egypt 4714 {in bondage} to Pharaoh's 6547 house 1004?
28 'Did I {not} choose 977 them from all 3605 the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 to be My priests 3548, to go 5927 up to My altar 4196, to burn 6999 incense 7004, to carry 5375 an ephod 646 before 6440 Me; and did I {not} give 5414 to the house 1004 of your father 1 all 3605 the fire 801 {offerings} of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478?
29 'Why 4100 do you kick 1163 at My sacrifice 2077 and at My offering 4503 which 834 I have commanded 6680 {in My} dwelling 4583, and honor 3513 your sons 1121 above 4480 Me, by making 1254 yourselves fat 1254 with the choicest 7225 of every 3605 offering 4503 of My people 5971 Israel 3478?'
30 "Therefore 3651 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 declares 5002, 'I did indeed 559 say 559 that your house 1004 and the house 1004 of your father 1 should walk 1980 before 6440 Me forever'; but now 6258 the LORD 3068 declares 5002, 'Far 2486 be it from Me--for those who honor 3513 Me I will honor 3513, and those who despise 959 Me will be lightly 7043 esteemed 7043.
31 'Behold 2009, the days 3117 are coming 935 when I will break 1438 your strength 2220 and the strength 2220 of your father's 1 house 1004 so 4480 that there will not be an old 2205 man 2205 in your house 1004.
32 'You will see 5027 the distress 6862 of {My} dwelling 4583, in {spite of} all 3605 the good 3190 that I do 3190 for Israel 3478; and an old 2205 man 2205 will not be in your house 1004 forever.
33 'Yet I will not cut 3772 off 3772 every 376 man 376 of yours from My altar 4196 so that your eyes 5869 will fail 3615 {from weeping} and your soul 5315 grieve 109, and all 3605 the increase 4768 of your house 1004 will die 4191 in the prime 376 of life 582.
34 'This 2088 will be the sign 226 to you which 834 will come 935 concerning 413 your two 8147 sons 1121, Hophni 2652 and Phinehas 6372: on the same 259 day 3117 both 8147 of them will die 4191.
35 'But I will raise 6965 up for Myself a faithful 539 priest 3548 who will do 6213 according to what 834 is in My heart 3824 and in My soul 5315; and I will build 1129 him an enduring 539 house 1004, and he will walk 1980 before 6440 My anointed 4899 always.
36 'Everyone 3605 who is left 3498 in your house 1004 will come 935 and bow 7812 down 7812 to him for a piece 95 of silver 3701 or a loaf 3603 of bread 3899 and say 559, "Please 4994 assign 5596 me to one 259 of the priest's 3550 offices 3550 so that I may eat 398 a piece 6595 of bread 3899."'"
Chapter 3
1 The Prophetic Call to Samuel
Now the boy 5288 Samuel 8050 was ministering 8334 to the LORD 3068 before 6440 Eli 5941. And word 1697 from the LORD 3068 was rare 3368 in those 1992 days 3117, visions 2377 were infrequent.
2 ¶ It happened 1961 at that time 3117 as Eli 5941 was lying 7901 down 7901 in his place 4725 (now his eyesight 5869 had begun 2490 to grow dim 3544 {and} he could 3201 not see 7200 {well),}
3 and the lamp 5216 of God 430 had not yet 2962 gone 3518 out, and Samuel 8050 was lying 7901 down 7901 in the temple 1964 of the LORD 3068 where the ark 727 of God 430 {was,}
4 that the LORD 3068 called 7121 Samuel 8050; and he said 559, "Here 2009 I am."
5 Then he ran 7323 to Eli 5941 and said 559, "Here 2009 I am, for you called 7121 me." But he said 559, "I did not call 7121, lie 7901 down 7901 again 7725." So he went 1980 and lay 7901 down 7901.
6 The LORD 3068 called 7121 yet 5750 again 3254, "Samuel 8050!" So Samuel 8050 arose 6965 and went 1980 to Eli 5941 and said 559, "Here 2009 I am, for you called 7121 me." But he answered 559, "I did not call 7121, my son 1121, lie 7901 down 7901 again 7725."
7 Now Samuel 8050 did not yet 2962 know 3045 the LORD 3068, nor 2962 had the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 yet 2962 been revealed 1540 to him.
8 So the LORD 3068 called 7121 Samuel 8050 again 3254 for the third 7992 time 7992. And he arose 6965 and went 1980 to Eli 5941 and said 559, "Here 2009 I am, for you called 7121 me." Then Eli 5941 discerned 995 that the LORD 3068 was calling 7121 the boy 5288.
9 And Eli 5941 said 559 to Samuel 8050, "Go 1980 lie 7901 down 7901, and it shall be if 518 He calls 7121 you, that you shall say 559, 'Speak 1696, LORD 3068, for Your servant 5650 is listening 8085.'" So Samuel 8050 went 1980 and lay 7901 down 7901 in his place 4725.
10 ¶ Then the LORD 3068 came 935 and stood 3320 and called 7121 as at other 6471 times 6471, "Samuel 8050! Samuel 8050!" And Samuel 8050 said 559, "Speak 1696, for Your servant 5650 is listening 8085."
11 The LORD 3068 said 559 to Samuel 8050, "Behold 2009, I am about to do 6213 a thing 1697 in Israel 3478 at which 834 both 8147 ears 241 of everyone 3605 who hears 8085 it will tingle 6750.
12 "In that day 3117 I will carry 6965 out against 413 Eli 5941 all 3605 that I have spoken 1696 concerning 413 his house 1004, from beginning 2490 to end 3615.
13 "For I have told 5046 him that I am about to judge 8199 his house 1004 forever for the iniquity 5771 which 834 he knew 3045, because 3588 his sons 1121 brought 7043 a curse 7043 on themselves 1992 and he did not rebuke 3543 them.
14 "Therefore 3651 I have sworn 7650 to the house 1004 of Eli 5941 that the iniquity 5771 of Eli's 5941 house 1004 shall not be atoned 3722 for by sacrifice 2077 or offering 4503 forever."
15 ¶ So Samuel 8050 lay 7901 down 7901 until 5704 morning 1242. Then he opened 6605 the doors 1817 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068. But Samuel 8050 was afraid 3372 to tell 5046 the vision 4759 to Eli 5941.
16 Then Eli 5941 called 7121 Samuel 8050 and said 559, "Samuel 8050, my son 1121." And he said 559, "Here 2009 I am."
17 He said 559, "What 4100 is the word 1697 that He spoke 1696 to you? Please 4994 do not hide 3582 it from me. May God 430 do 6213 so 3541 to you, and more 3254 also 3541, if 518 you hide 3582 anything 1697 from me of all 3605 the words 1697 that He spoke 1696 to you."
18 So Samuel 8050 told 5046 him everything 3605 and hid 3582 nothing 3808 from him. And he said 559, "It is the LORD 3068; let Him do 6213 what 2896 seems good 2896 to Him."
19 ¶ Thus Samuel 8050 grew 1431 and the LORD 3068 was with him and let none of his words 1697 fail.
20 All 3605 Israel 3478 from Dan 1835 even to Beersheba 884 knew 3045 that Samuel 8050 was confirmed 539 as a prophet 5030 of the LORD 3068.
21 And the LORD 3068 appeared 7200 again 3254 at Shiloh 7887, because 3588 the LORD 3068 revealed 1540 Himself to Samuel 8050 at Shiloh 7887 by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068.
Chapter 4
1 Philistines Take the Ark in Victory
Thus the word 1697 of Samuel 8050 came 1961 to all 3605 Israel 3478. Now Israel 3478 went 3318 out to meet 7122 the Philistines 6430 in battle 4421 and camped 2583 beside 5921 Ebenezer 72 while the Philistines 6430 camped 2583 in Aphek 663.
2 The Philistines 6430 drew 6186 up in battle 6186 array to meet 7122 Israel 3478. When the battle 4421 spread 5203, Israel 3478 was defeated 5062 before 6440 the Philistines 6430 who killed 5221 about four 702 thousand 505 men 376 on the battlefield.
3 When the people 5971 came 935 into the camp 4264, the elders 2205 of Israel 3478 said 559, "Why 4100 has the LORD 3068 defeated 5062 us today 3117 before 6440 the Philistines 6430? Let us take 3947 to ourselves from Shiloh 7887 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068, that it may come 935 among 7130 us and deliver 3467 us from the power 3709 of our enemies 340."
4 So the people 5971 sent 7971 to Shiloh 7887, and from there 8033 they carried 5375 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 who sits 3427 {above} the cherubim 3742; and the two 8147 sons 1121 of Eli 5941, Hophni 2652 and Phinehas 6372, {were} there 8033 with the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of God 430.
5 ¶ As the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068 came 935 into the camp 4264, all 3605 Israel 3478 shouted 7321 with a great 1419 shout 8643, so that the earth 776 resounded 1949.
6 When the Philistines 6430 heard 8085 the noise 6963 of the shout 8643, they said 559, "What 4100 {does} the noise 6963 of this 2088 great 1419 shout 8643 in the camp 4264 of the Hebrews 5680 {mean?}" Then they understood 3045 that the ark 727 of the LORD 3068 had come 935 into the camp 4264.
7 The Philistines 6430 were afraid 3372, for they said 559, "God 430 has come 935 into the camp 4264." And they said 559, "Woe 188 to us! For nothing 3808 like this 2088 has happened 1961 before.
8 "Woe 188 to us! Who 4310 shall deliver 5337 us from the hand 3027 of these 428 mighty 117 gods 430? These 428 are the gods 430 who smote 5221 the Egyptians 4714 with all 3605 {kinds of} plagues 4347 in the wilderness 4057.
9 "Take 2388 courage 2388 and be men 376, O Philistines 6430, or 6435 you will become 5647 slaves 5647 to the Hebrews 5680, as they have been 5647 slaves 5647 to you; therefore, be men 376 and fight 3898."
10 ¶ So the Philistines 6430 fought 3898 and Israel 3478 was defeated 5062, and every 376 man 376 fled 5127 to his tent 168; and the slaughter 4347 was very 3966 great 1419, for there fell 5307 of Israel 3478 thirty 7970 thousand 505 foot 7273 soldiers 7273.
11 And the ark 727 of God 430 was taken 3947; and the two 8147 sons 1121 of Eli 5941, Hophni 2652 and Phinehas 6372, died 4191.
12 ¶ Now a man 376 of Benjamin 1144 ran 7323 from the battle 4634 line 4634 and came 935 to Shiloh 7887 the same 1931 day 3117 with his clothes 4055 torn 7167 and dust 127 on his head 7218.
13 When he came 935, behold 2009, Eli 5941 was sitting 3427 on {his} seat 3678 by the road 1870 eagerly watching 6822, because 3588 his heart 3820 was trembling 2730 for the ark 727 of God 430. So the man 376 came 935 to tell 5046 {it} in the city 5892, and all 3605 the city 5892 cried 2199 out.
14 When Eli 5941 heard 8085 the noise 6963 of the outcry 6818, he said 559, "What 4100 {does} the noise 6963 of this 2088 commotion 1995 {mean?}" Then the man 376 came 935 hurriedly 4116 and told 5046 Eli 5941.
15 Now Eli 5941 was ninety-eight years 8141 old 1121, and his eyes 5869 were set 6965 so that he could 3201 not see 7200.
16 The man 376 said 559 to Eli 5941, "I am the one who came 935 from the battle 4634 line 4634. Indeed, I escaped 5127 from the battle 4634 line 4634 today 3117." And he said 559, "How 4100 did things 1697 go 1961, my son 1121?"
17 Then the one who brought 1319 the news 1319 replied 6030, "Israel 3478 has fled 5127 before 6440 the Philistines 6430 and there has also 1571 been 1961 a great 1419 slaughter 4046 among the people 5971, and your two 8147 sons 1121 also 1571, Hophni 2652 and Phinehas 6372, are dead 4191, and the ark 727 of God 430 has been taken 3947."
18 When he mentioned 2142 the ark 727 of God 430, Eli fell 5307 off the seat 3678 backward 322 beside the gate 8179, and his neck 4665 was broken 7665 and he died 4191, for he was old 2204 and heavy 3515. Thus he judged 8199 Israel 3478 forty 705 years 8141.
19 ¶ Now his daughter-in-law 3618, Phinehas's 6372 wife 802, was pregnant 2030 and about to give 3205 birth 3205; and when she heard 8085 the news 8052 that the ark 727 of God 430 was taken 3947 and that her father-in-law 2524 and her husband 376 had died 4191, she kneeled 3766 down 3766 and gave 3205 birth 3205, for her pains 6735 came 2015 upon her.
20 And about the time 6256 of her death 4191 the women who stood 5324 by her said 1696 to her, "Do not be afraid 3372, for you have given 3205 birth 3205 to a son 1121." But she did not answer 6030 or pay 7896 attention 3820.
21 And she called 7121 the boy 5288 Ichabod 350, saying 559, "The glory 3519 has departed 1540 from Israel 3478," because 413 the ark 727 of God 430 was taken 3947 and because 413 of her father-in-law 2524 and her husband 376.
22 She said 559, "The glory 3519 has departed 1540 from Israel 3478, for the ark 727 of God 430 was taken 3947."
Chapter 5
1 Capture of the Ark Provokes God
Now the Philistines 6430 took 3947 the ark 727 of God 430 and brought 935 it from Ebenezer 72 to Ashdod 795.
2 Then the Philistines 6430 took 3947 the ark 727 of God 430 and brought 935 it to the house 1004 of Dagon 1712 and set 3322 it by Dagon 1712.
3 When the Ashdodites 796 arose 7925 early 7925 the next 4283 morning 4283, behold 2009, Dagon 1712 had fallen 5307 on his face 6440 to the ground 776 before 6440 the ark 727 of the LORD 3068. So they took 3947 Dagon 1712 and set 7725 him in his place 4725 again 7725.
4 But when they arose 7925 early 7925 the next 4283 morning 1242, behold 2009, Dagon 1712 had fallen 5307 on his face 6440 to the ground 776 before 6440 the ark 727 of the LORD 3068. And the head 7218 of Dagon 1712 and both 8147 the palms 3709 of his hands 3027 {were} cut 3772 off 3772 on the threshold 4670; only 7534 the trunk of Dagon 1712 was left 7604 to him.
5 Therefore neither 3808 the priests 3548 of Dagon 1712 nor 3808 all 3605 who enter 935 Dagon's 1712 house 1004 tread 1869 on the threshold 4670 of Dagon 1712 in Ashdod 795 to this 2088 day 3117.
6 ¶ Now the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 was heavy 3513 on the Ashdodites 796, and He ravaged 8074 them and smote 5221 them with tumors 6076, both Ashdod 795 and its territories 1366.
7 When the men 376 of Ashdod 795 saw 7200 that it was so 3651, they said 559, "The ark 727 of the God 430 of Israel 3478 must not remain 3427 with us, for His hand 3027 is severe 7185 on us and on Dagon 1712 our god 430."
8 So they sent 7971 and gathered 622 all 3605 the lords 5633 of the Philistines 6430 to them and said 559, "What 4100 shall we do 6213 with the ark 727 of the God 430 of Israel 3478?" And they said 559, "Let the ark 727 of the God 430 of Israel 3478 be brought 5437 around 5437 to Gath 1661." And they brought 5437 the ark 727 of the God 430 of Israel 3478 {around.}
9 After 310 they had brought 5437 it around 5437, the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 was against the city 5892 with very 3966 great 1419 confusion 4103; and He smote 5221 the men 376 of the city 5892, both 4480 young 6996 and old 1419, so that tumors 6076 broke 8368 out on them.
10 So they sent 7971 the ark 727 of God 430 to Ekron 6138. And as the ark 727 of God 430 came 935 to Ekron 6138 the Ekronites 6139 cried 2199 out, saying 559, "They have brought 5437 the ark 727 of the God 430 of Israel 3478 around 5437 to us, to kill 4191 us and our people 5971."
11 They sent 7971 therefore and gathered 622 all 3605 the lords 5633 of the Philistines 6430 and said 559, "Send 7971 away 7971 the ark 727 of the God 430 of Israel 3478, and let it return 7725 to its own place 4725, so 3808 that it will not kill 4191 us and our people 5971." For there was a deadly 4194 confusion 4103 throughout 3605 the city 5892;