God's Covenant Box was captured, and Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were both killed.

The messenger answered, "Israel ran away from the Philistines; it was a terrible defeat for us! Besides that, your sons Hophni and Phinehas were killed, and God's Covenant Box was captured!"

When the man mentioned the Covenant Box, Eli fell backward from his seat beside the gate. He was so old and fat that the fall broke his neck, and he died. He had been a leader in Israel for forty years.

"God's glory has left Israel," she said, "because God's Covenant Box has been captured."

He allowed our enemies to capture the Covenant Box, the symbol of his power and glory.

At that time the Philistines gathered to go to war against Israel, so the Israelites set out to fight them. The Israelites set up their camp at Ebenezer and the Philistines at Aphek.

Then Samuel took a stone, set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and said, "The LORD has helped us all the way"---and he named it "Stone of Help."

None of the Anakim were left in the land of Israel; a few, however, were left in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

Philip found himself in Azotus; he went on to Caesarea, and on the way he preached the Good News in every town.