1 Samuel 4 · Verse 11

1 Samuel 4:11

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
1 Samuel 4:11, King James Version

1 Samuel 4:11 in other translations

BSBThe ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
WEBGod’s ark was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
ASVAnd the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
YLTand the ark of God hath been taken, and the two sons of Eli have died, Hophni and Phinehas.
DARBYAnd the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
BBEAnd the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.
WebsterAnd the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

What does 1 Samuel 4:11 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Hophni and Phinehas were slain - They probably attempted to defend the ark, and lost their lives in the attempt.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 4:10-11

The taking of the ark was a great judgment upon Israel, and a certain token of God's displeasure. Let none think to shelter themselves from the wrath of God, under the cloak of outward profession.

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1 Samuel 4:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.Ronand [the] ark ofH727
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
נִלְקָ֑חnil.Kachit was takenH3947
וּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.Neiand [the] twoH8147
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] sons ofH1121
עֵלִי֙'e.LiEliH5941
מֵ֔תוּMe.tuthey diedH4191
חָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiHophniH2652
וּפִֽינְחָֽס\׃u.Fi.ne.Chasand PhinehasH6372

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 4:11

  • 1 Samuel 2:34

    And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.

  • Psalms 78:64

    Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

  • Isaiah 3:11

    Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

  • 1 Samuel 2:32

    And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.

  • Psalms 78:60-61

    So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men; And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the ark.
2:32; Ps 78:61
the two sons.
2:34; Ps 78:64; Isa 3:11
were slain. Heb. died.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 4:10

    And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

  • 1 Samuel 4:11

    And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

  • 1 Samuel 4:12

    And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

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1 Samuel 4:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el arca de Dios fué tomada, y muertos los dos hijos de Eli, Ophni y Phinees.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’arche de Dieu fut prise, et les deux fils d’Éli, Hophni et Phinées, moururent.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Lade Gottes wurde genommen, und die beiden Söhne Elis, Hophni und Pinehas, starben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et arca Dei capta est: duo quoque filii Heli mortui sunt, Ophni et Phinees.