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.

[4:17]  ¹ tn Heb “before.”

[4:18]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:18]  ³ tn Heb “the man.”