4:10 So the Philistines fought. Israel was defeated; they all ran home. 1 The slaughter was very great; thirty thousand foot soldiers fell in battle. 4:11 The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were killed.
4:18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli 2 fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he 3 was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.
1 tn Heb “and they fled, each to his tents.”
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “the man.”