1Sa 4:10-11 | TNotes | STEP | 4:10 30,000 was more than seven times as many as had died previously without the Ark (4:2 ). The Israelites learned the hard way that the Ark was not a talisman to ward off misfortune.

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‏ 1 Samuel 4:10-11

4:10 ^a 30,000 was more than seven times as many as haddied previously without the Ark (4:2 ^b). The Israelites learned the hard way that the Ark was not a talisman to ward off misfortune.
4:11 ^c That the Ark ... was captured was devastating to the Israelites (4:12-22 ^d).

• The deaths of Hophni and Phinehas fulfilled the Lord’s word to Eli (2:34 ^e). Although they are the only casualties named, they were not the only Israelites who had sinned (see 7:3-6 ^f).