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1 Samuel 4:12 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 4 · verse 12
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.1 Samuel 4:12 · King James Version
1 Samuel 4:12 in context
10And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
11And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
12And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
13And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
14And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BenjaminBinyâmîynBinjamin, youngest son of JacobH1144 →
- clothesmadproperly, extentH4055 →
- ShilohShîylôhShiloh, a place in PalestineH7887 →
- earthʼădâmâhsoilH127 →
- armymaʻărâkâhan arrangementH4634 →
- camebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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Tidings are here brought to Shiloh of the fatal issue of their battle with the Philistines. Bad news flies fast. This soon spread through all Israel; every man that fled to his tent brought it, with too plain a proof of it, to his neighbours. But no place was so nearly concerned as Shiloh.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-18