1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.”1 Samuel 4:18
What Does 1 Samuel 4:18 Mean?
1 Samuel 4:18 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 4, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 4:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 4:21“And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.”1 Peter 4:17“For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?”Psalms 71:18“Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.”Ecclesiastes 12:2“While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:”1 Samuel 4:13“And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.”Psalms 69:9“For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.”Leviticus 10:3“Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.”1 Samuel 2:31“Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.”1 Samuel 3:12“In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.”1 Kings 13:21“And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,”1 Kings 14:17“And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;”1 Chronicles 10:6“So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.”Psalms 26:8“LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.”Psalms 42:3“My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?”Psalms 42:10“As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?”Lamentations 2:15“All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?”1 Corinthians 11:30“For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.”
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