She named the child Ichabod,† saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because God’s ark was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Samuel 4:21 in context
1 Samuel 4:18–22
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When he made mention of God’s ark, Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.
19
His daughter-in-law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to giving birth. When she heard the news that God’s ark was taken and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth; for her pains came on her.
20
About the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you have given birth to a son.” But she didn’t answer, neither did she regard it.
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She named the child Ichabod,† saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because God’s ark was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
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She said, “The glory has departed from Israel; for God’s ark has been taken.”
Source notes
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- “Ichabod” means “no glory”.
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