1 Samuel 4:10-11

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.

1 Samuel 4:17

4:17 The messenger replied, “Israel has fled from ²  the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!”

[4:10]  ¹ tn Heb “and they fled, each to his tents.”

[4:17]  ² tn Heb “before.”