1 Samuel 4:22
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.
21 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.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- “The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”
- KJV
- And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
- WEB
- She said, “The glory has departed from Israel; for God’s ark has been taken.”
- ASV
- And she said, The glory is departed from Israel; for the ark of God is taken.
- DARBY
- And she said, The glory is departed from Israel, for the ark of God is taken.
- BLB
- And she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.”
- ÅB
- Hun sa: Bortveket er herligheten fra Israel; for Guds ark er tatt.
[^1]: d.e. ingen herlighet. - OTB
- Hun sa: “Herligheten har forlatt Israel, for Guds ark er tatt.”
- B1930
- Hun sa: Bortveket er herligheten fra Israel; for Guds ark er tatt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 2:17
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
Read in contextPsalms 137:5–6
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
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