¹⁸ And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

¹² In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.