1Sa 4:17-18, 2Cor 7:10, 1Th 4:13 | ESV | STEP | He who brought the news answered and said , Israel has fled before the Philistines , and there has also been a great defeat among the people . Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas , are dead , and the ark of God has been captured .

1 Samuel 4:17-18

17 He who brought the news answered and said, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has also been a great defeat among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured.” 18 As soon as he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell over backward ^afrom his seat by the side of the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.

2 Corinthians 7:10

10 For ^bgodly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas ^cworldly grief produces death.

1 Thessalonians 4:13

The Coming of the Lord

13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, ^dthat you may not grieve as others do ^ewho have no hope.