1 Samuel 4:18 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 4:18

As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.

BSB

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ASV

And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell from off his 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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Against Jovinianus 1.35 (420)

See what chastity is required in a bishop! If his child is unchaste, he himself cannot be a bishop, and he offends God in the same way as did Eli the priest, who had indeed rebuked his sons, but because he had not put away the offenders, fell backwards and died before the lamp of God went out.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Thus was the wickedness of those sons of his, whom he had indulged, his ruin. Thus does God sometimes set marks of his displeasure on good men, that others may hear and fear. Yet we must observe, it was the loss of the ark that was his death, and not the slaughter of his sons.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

When he made mention of the ark of God - Eli bore all the relation till the messenger came to this solemn word; he had trembled before for the ark, and now, hearing that it was captured, he was transfixed with grief, fell down from his seat, and dislocated his neck! Behold the judgments of God! But shall we say that this man, however remiss in the education of his children, and criminal in his indulgence towards his profligate sons, which arose more from the easiness of his disposition than from a desire to encourage vice, is gone to perdition?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֞י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
כְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ׀	ke.haz.ki.Ro	when brought to remembrance he	H2142 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲר֣וֹן	'a.Ron	[the] ark of	H727 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
וַיִּפֹּ֣ל	vai.yi.Pol	and he fell	H5307 →
מֵֽעַל־	me.'al-	from on	H5921 →
הַ֠כִּסֵּא	Ha.ki.se'	the seat	H3678 →
אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית	'a.Cho.ra.Nit	backwards	H322 →
בְּעַ֣ד׀	be.'Ad	behind	H1157 →
יַ֣ד	yad	[the] side of	H3027 →
הַשַּׁ֗עַר	ha.Sha.'ar	the gate	H8179 →
וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר	va.ti.sha.Ver	and it was broken	H7665 →
מַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙	maf.rak.To	neck his	H4665 →
וַיָּמֹ֔ת	vai.ya.Mot	and he died	H4191 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
זָקֵ֥ן	za.Ken	he was old	H2204 →
הָאִ֖ישׁ	ha.'Ish	the man	H376 →
וְכָבֵ֑ד	ve.kha.Ved	and heavy	H3515 →
וְה֛וּא	ve.Hu'	and he	H1931 →
שָׁפַ֥ט	sha.Fat	he had judged	H8199 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים	'ar.ba.'Im	forty	H705 →
שָׁנָֽה׃	sha.Nah	year[s]	H8141 →

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Where the connections lead

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Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I…
leads to
- Exodus 19:22
  Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”
- Isaiah 49:3
  He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.”
- Leviticus 21:6
  They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be…
- Numbers 20:12
  But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that…
Through
Psalms 69:9
because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
leads to
- Romans 15:3
  For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
- John 2:14–17
  In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.
- Psalms 119:139
  My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
- Mark 11:15–17
  When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of…