As Samuel continued to grow, the sins of Eli's sons grew greater, too. Eventually, the children of Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They foolishly took the ark of the covenant into the battle as a good luck charm. However, God allowed the Philistines to win the battle and capture the ark. Upon hearing the news of the lost battle, his sons' deaths and the loss of the ark, Eli fell and broke his neck. Eli's grandson was born on that fateful day, and was given the name Ichabod (meaning "the glory is gone").
However, the ark did not provide anything but trouble for the Philistines. They were afflicted with tumors and failure until they returned the ark to the nation of Israel. God will receive glory; and will not share it with any other so-called god.
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