1 Samuel 4:5-12

New International Version

⁵ When the ark of the Lord’s covenant came into the camp, all Israel raised such a great shout^(A) that the ground shook. ⁶ Hearing the uproar, the Philistines asked, “What’s all this shouting in the Hebrew^(B) camp?”

When they learned that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp, ⁷ the Philistines were afraid.^(C) “A god has^[a] come into the camp,” they said. “Oh no! Nothing like this has happened before. ⁸ We’re doomed! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? They are the gods who struck^(D) the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues^(E) in the wilderness. ⁹ Be strong, Philistines! Be men, or you will be subject to the Hebrews, as they^(F) have been to you. Be men, and fight!”

¹⁰ So the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were defeated^(G) and every man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great; Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers. ¹¹ The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.^(H)

Death of Eli

¹² That same day a Benjamite^(I) ran from the battle line and went to Shiloh with his clothes torn and dust^(J) on his head.