21She named the child Ichabod, saying, |The glory has departed from Israel;| because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.


In Context

18 It happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that 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 be delivered. When she heard the news that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and brought forth; 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 brought forth a son.| But she didn't answer, neither did she regard it.

21 She named the child Ichabod, saying, |The glory has departed from Israel;| because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

22 She said, |The glory has departed from Israel; for the ark of God is taken.|

1 Samuel 4:21 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:21She named the boy Ichabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel"- because of the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:21And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:21And she called the child Ichabod, saying: The glory is gone from Israel, because the ark of God was taken, and for her father in law, and her husband:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:21And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:21And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:21And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:21And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory hath departed from Israel. (Because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.)

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:21and she calleth the youth I-Chabod, saying, 'Honour hath removed from Israel,' because of the taking of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:21And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.