1 Samuel 4:18

As soon as the man spoke of the ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair by the town gate. He was old and heavy. His neck broke, and he died. Eli had judged Israel for forty years.

1 Samuel 4:18, Readable English Bible (READ)

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