Lux Domini
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

Noah’s ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high.