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Hophni
Hophni was a son of the priest Eli in 1 Samuel. He served as a priest at Shiloh with his brother Phinehas but treated the sacrificial offerings with contempt, and he was killed in battle against the Philistines on the day the Ark of the Covenant was captured.
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- Hophni and PhinehasPeople
Hophni and Phinehas were the two sons of Eli who served as priests at Shiloh at the close of the period of the judges. They sinned in several ways, including treating the sacrifices with contempt, and both died when the Ark of the Covenant was captured in battle against the Philistines.
- IchabodPeople
Ichabod is a figure in 1 Samuel, the grandson of the priest Eli and the son of Phinehas. He was born on the day the Philistines captured the ark of the covenant, and his name is explained as meaning "the glory is departed from Israel."
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- 1 Samuel 1:3
And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.
- 1 Samuel 2:34
And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
- 1 Samuel 4:4
So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
- 1 Samuel 4:11
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
- 1 Samuel 4:17
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
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