1 Samuel 4:18

When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off the chair by the city gate, and since he was old and heavy, his neck broke and he died. Eli had judged Israel 40 years.

1 Samuel 4:13

When he arrived, there was Eli sitting on his chair beside the road watching, because he was anxious about the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the entire city cried out.

Leviticus 10:3

So Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when He said:

I will show My holiness
to those who are near Me,
and I will reveal My glory
before all the people.”


But Aaron remained silent.

1 Samuel 2:31-32

“‘Look, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestral family, so that none in your family will reach old age.

1 Samuel 3:12-13

On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I said about his family, from beginning to end.

1 Samuel 4:21-22

She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” referring to the capture of the ark of God and to the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.

Psalm 26:8

Lord, I love the house where You dwell,
the place where Your glory resides.

Psalm 42:3

My tears have been my food day and night,
while all day long people say to me,
“Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:10

My adversaries taunt me,
as if crushing my bones,
while all day long they say to me,
“Where is your God?”

Psalm 69:9

because zeal for Your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult You
have fallen on me.

Lamentations 2:15-19

ס SamekAll who pass by
scornfully clap their hands at you.
They mock and shake their heads
at Daughter Jerusalem:
Is this the city that was called
the perfection of beauty,
the joy of the whole earth?

1 Corinthians 11:30-32

This is why many are sick and ill among you, and many have fallen asleep.

1 Peter 4:17-18

For the time has come for judgment to begin with God’s household, and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

When he made

1 Samuel 4:21
She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” referring to the capture of the ark of God and to the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.
Psalm 26:8
Lord, I love the house where You dwell,
the place where Your glory resides.
Psalm 42:3
My tears have been my food day and night,
while all day long people say to me,
“Where is your God?”
Psalm 69:9
because zeal for Your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult You
have fallen on me.
Lamentations 2:15
ס SamekAll who pass by
scornfully clap their hands at you.
They mock and shake their heads
at Daughter Jerusalem:
Is this the city that was called
the perfection of beauty,
the joy of the whole earth?

His neck

1 Samuel 2:31
“‘Look, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestral family, so that none in your family will reach old age.
1 Samuel 3:12
On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I said about his family, from beginning to end.
Leviticus 10:3
So Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when He said:

I will show My holiness
to those who are near Me,
and I will reveal My glory
before all the people.”


But Aaron remained silent.
1 Corinthians 11:30
This is why many are sick and ill among you, and many have fallen asleep.
1 Peter 4:17
For the time has come for judgment to begin with God’s household, and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?

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