1 Samuel 4:22

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

And she said {H559}, The glory {H3519} is departed {H1540} from Israel {H3478}: for the ark {H727} of God {H430} is taken {H3947}.

She said, "The glory of Isra'el has gone into exile, because the ark of God has been captured."

“The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”

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

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Cross-References

  • John 2:17 (2 votes)

    And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

  • Psalms 137:5 (2 votes)

    If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [her cunning].

  • Psalms 137:6 (2 votes)

    If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.