And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
What does 1 Samuel 4:22 mean?
The wife of Phinehas seems to have been a person of piety. Her dying regret was for the loss of the ark, and the departure of the glory from Israel.
Key themes
HopeLeadershipAnointingObedience
Read with
Keep this verse inside 1 Samuel 4:19-22 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Ark Object
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Noah’s ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high.