Their priests fell by the sword - Compare 1 Samuel 4:11. It was considered a special calamity that the ministers of religion wer…

And their widows ... —Undoubtedly referring to the fact that the wife of Phinehas died in premature labour, and so could not atten…

But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. For they provoked him to anger with th…

Their priests fell by the sword
Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, and other priests; which shows the cruelty of the enemy,…

After the Israelites were settled in Canaan, their children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptu…