1 Samuel Chapter 4 Bible Quiz — The Ark Is Captured Flashcards

#1

According to 1 Samuel 4:2, how many Israelite men were killed in the first battle with the Philistines?

📖 1 Samuel 4:2

#2

What was the specific reason the Israelites brought the Ark of the Covenant into their camp for the second battle?

📖 1 Samuel 4:3

#3

Who were the two sons of Eli that carried the Ark of the Covenant into battle?

📖 1 Samuel 4:4

#4

According to 1 Samuel 4:10, how many Israelite soldiers were killed in the second battle with the Philistines?

📖 1 Samuel 4:10

#5

What news caused Eli to fall backward off his seat and break his neck?

📖 1 Samuel 4:17-18

#6

What was the name of Phinehas's wife, and what significant event occurred when she heard the news?

📖 1 Samuel 4:19-20

#7

What name did Phinehas's wife give to her newborn son, and what did the name signify?

📖 1 Samuel 4:21-22

#8

What was the geographic origin point from which the Ark was taken when the Israelites brought it into battle?

📖 1 Samuel 4:3-4

#2

Because they believed its presence would save them from the Philistines

1 Samuel 4:3 indicates that the elders asked why God had defeated them, and they proposed bringing the Ark from Shiloh so it might 'save us from the hand of our enemies.' This reveals their belief that the Ark's physical presence would guarantee victory.

1 Samuel 4:3

#1

4,000 men

The text explicitly states that the Philistines defeated Israel, and approximately four thousand men of Israel fell in that battle (1 Samuel 4:2).

1 Samuel 4:2

#4

25,000 men

1 Samuel 4:10 records that thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell in the second encounter, representing a catastrophic defeat far exceeding the first battle.

1 Samuel 4:10

#3

Hophni and Phinehas

1 Samuel 4:4 names Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli the priest, as the ones who brought the Ark of the Covenant of God into the battle camp.

1 Samuel 4:4

#6

Ichabod's mother; she went into labor and died in childbirth

1 Samuel 4:19-20 describes how Phinehas's wife, who is not named but is the mother of Ichabod, went into labor upon hearing the news of the Ark's capture and the deaths of her father-in-law and husband, and she died in childbirth.

1 Samuel 4:19-20

#5

That thirty thousand Israelites had been killed and the Ark was captured

1 Samuel 4:17-18 records that a messenger brought news of the military disaster and, specifically, that the Ark of God had been captured. Upon hearing this, Eli fell backward off his seat by the side of the gate and broke his neck, dying at that moment.

1 Samuel 4:17-18

#8

Shiloh

1 Samuel 4:3-4 records that the elders of Israel decided to 'bring the Ark of the Lord's Covenant from Shiloh,' indicating that Shiloh was where the Ark was kept before being transported to the battlefield.

1 Samuel 4:3-4

#7

Ichabod, signifying 'the glory has departed'

1 Samuel 4:21-22 states that Phinehas's wife named her son Ichabod, saying, 'The glory has departed from Israel,' because the Ark of God had been captured and because of the deaths of her father-in-law and husband.

1 Samuel 4:21-22

#9

According to 1 Samuel 4:11, which two key figures from Israel were killed in the battle?

📖 1 Samuel 4:11

#10

What details about Eli's age and role are provided in 1 Samuel 4:15 just before his death?

📖 1 Samuel 4:15

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#10

He was 90 years old and his eyes had begun to fail

1 Samuel 4:15 describes Eli as being ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were set (had become blind or dim), unable to see, just before the messenger arrives with news of the disaster.

1 Samuel 4:15

#9

Hophni and Phinehas

1 Samuel 4:11 explicitly states that Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were killed in the battle, and the Ark of God was captured on the same day.

1 Samuel 4:11

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