1 Samuel 4:11

4:11 The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were killed.

1 Samuel 4:17-18

4:17 The messenger replied, “Israel has fled from ¹  the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!”

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 Samuel 4:22

4:22 She said, “The glory has departed from Israel, because the ark of God has been captured.”

Psalms 78:61

78:61 He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured; ⁴ 

he gave the symbol of his splendor ⁵  into the hand of the enemy. ⁶ 

¹ tn Heb “before.”

² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “the man.”

⁴ tn Heb “and he gave to captivity his strength.” The expression “his strength” refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant, which was housed in the tabernacle at Shiloh.

⁵ tn Heb “and his splendor into the hand of an enemy.” The expression “his splendor” also refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant.

⁶ sn Verses 60-61 refer to the Philistines’ capture of the ark in the days of Eli (1 Sam 4:1-11).