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Samuel then told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Eli said, 'He is Yahweh; let him do what he thinks good.' (1 Samuel 3, 18)
and, for all Israel, the word of Samuel was as the word of Yahweh; since Eli was very old and his sons persisted in their wicked behaviour towards Yahweh. It happened at that time that the Philistines mustered to make war on Israel and Israel went out to meet them in war, pitching camp near Ebenezer while the Philistines pitched camp at Aphek. (1 Samuel 4, 1)
So the troops sent to Shiloh and brought away the ark of Yahweh Sabaoth enthroned on the winged creatures; the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, came with the ark. (1 Samuel 4, 4)
So the Philistines gave battle and Israel was defeated, each man fleeing to his tent. The slaughter was very great: on the Israelite side, thirty thousand foot soldiers fell. (1 Samuel 4, 10)
The ark of God was captured too, and Hophni and Phinehas the two sons of Eli died. (1 Samuel 4, 11)
When he arrived, Eli was sitting on his seat beside the gate watching the road, for his heart was trembling for the ark of God. The man came into the town and told the news, whereupon cries of anguish filled the town. (1 Samuel 4, 13)
Eli heard the sound and asked, 'What does this uproar mean?' The man hurried on and told Eli. (1 Samuel 4, 14)
Eli was ninety-eight years old; his gaze was fixed; he was blind. (1 Samuel 4, 15)
The man said to Eli, 'I have come from the camp. I escaped from the battle-line today.' 'My son,' said Eli, 'what happened?' (1 Samuel 4, 16)
When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backwards off his seat by the gate and broke his neck and died, for he was old and heavy. He had been judge of Israel for forty years. (1 Samuel 4, 18)
Samuel then spoke as follows to the whole House of Israel, 'If you are returning to Yahweh with all your heart, banish the foreign gods and Astartes which you now have, and set your heart on Yahweh and serve him alone; and he will deliver you from the power of the Philistines.' (1 Samuel 7, 3)
And the Israelites banished the Baals and Astartes and served Yahweh alone. (1 Samuel 7, 4)
