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1 Samuel 4:11

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And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
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  1. 1 Samuel 2:34Rank 1 from verse 11
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    34And 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.

  2. Psalms 78:64Rank 2 from verse 11
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    64Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

  3. Isaiah 3:11Rank 3 from verse 11
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    11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

  4. 1 Samuel 2:32Rank 4 from verse 11
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    32And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.

  5. Psalms 78:60–61Rank 5 from verse 11
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    60So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;

    61And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.

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1 Samuel 4:11

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ark

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1. The sacred chest called the ark of God, the testimony, or the covenant, made for Israel and set in the tabernacle or temple; the ark of God's testament is also seen in the heavenly temple. 2. The great vessel built by Noah in which his household and living creatures were preserved through the flood. 3. The small covered vessel of bulrushes in which the infant Moses was laid.

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taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

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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.

11And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

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12¶ And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

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