1 Samuel 4:21

19 And his daughter in law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

20 And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.

And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

22 And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
KJV
And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.
WEB
She named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because God’s ark was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
ASV
And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
DARBY
And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
BLB
And she named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
ÅB
Hun kalte gutten Ikabod[^1] og sa: Bortveket er herligheten fra Israel - fordi Guds ark var tatt, og for hennes svigerfars og hennes manns skyld.
OTB
Hun kalte gutten Ikabod og sa: “Herligheten har forlatt Israel,” fordi Guds ark var tatt og på grunn av hennes svigerfar og hennes manns død.
B1930
Hun kalte gutten Ikabod og sa: Bortveket er herligheten fra Israel - fordi Guds ark var tatt, og for hennes svigerfars og hennes manns skyld. / < d.e. ingen herlighet.>

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