1Sa 4:4 | TNotes | STEP | 4:4 Lord of Heaven’s Armies: See study note on 1:3. • enthroned between the cherubim: A representation of God’s glorious presence hovered over the Ark in the Most Holy Place (God’s “throne room”). • The involvement of Eli’s sons, Hophni and Phinehas , foreshadows the disaster that ensued (see 3:11-14 ).

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‏ 1 Samuel 4:4

4:4 ^a Lord of Heaven’s Armies: See study note on 1:3.

• enthroned between the cherubim: A representation of God’s glorious presence hovered over the Ark in the Most Holy Place (God’s “throne room”).

• The involvement of Eli’s sons, Hophni and Phinehas, foreshadows the disaster that ensued (see 3:11-14 ^b).