1 Samuel 4:17
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.”1 Samuel 4:17
What Does 1 Samuel 4:17 Mean?
1 Samuel 4:17 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 4, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 4:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”Job 1:14“And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:”Psalms 78:61“And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.”Genesis 44:31“It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.”Numbers 31:6“And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.”1 Samuel 1:3“And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.”1 Samuel 3:11“And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.”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 5:1“And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.”Nehemiah 1:4“And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,”Psalms 44:10“Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.”Psalms 60:1“O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.”
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