1 Samuel 4 — Dead Sea Scrolls
1 attestation entry • 0 variants • 4QSamᵃ family
Manuscript Overview
Summary
1 Samuel 4 narrates the Philistine capture of the ark and the death of Eli's sons. 4QSamᵃ preserves portions with minor agreements with LXX against MT. The chapter ends with the birth of Ichabod ('the glory has departed').
Notable Variants
Minor wording variants only.
Manuscripts
4QSamᵃ (4Q51)
Scroll Condition
4QSamᵃ preserves fragmentary text.
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tracks MT
She named the boy Ichabod, saying, "The glory has gone into exile from Israel" — because the Ark of God was captured, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
The naming of Ichabod ('where is the glory?') — the lament for the lost ark — tracks MT.
fragmentary