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Judgeship of Eli

1161 BC, lasting 40 years traditional (Jones)

Passage
1 Sam 4:15-18
Person
Eli
Before
Death of Joshua
After
Birth of Saul

Participants

Taking part, as Theographic records them, most often named first.

Every verse

All 4 verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

1 Samuel4 verses
  1. 4:15

    Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.

  2. 4:16

    “I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.

  3. 4:17

    The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”

  4. 4:18

    As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.