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19 Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas’s wife, was with child and about to give birth. And she heard the report that the ark of God was taken and that her father-in-law and her husband had died, so she kneeled down and gave birth, for her pains came upon her. 20 And about the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, “(A)Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son.” But she did not answer or pay attention. 21 And she called the boy [a]Ichabod, saying, “(B)The glory has departed from Israel,” because (C)the ark of God was taken and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

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  1. 1 Samuel 4:21 Lit no glory