And 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.
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4 additional translationsAnd 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.
And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
and 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.
And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark ofGod was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy