Listen up, maggots! Chapter 4 of 1 Samuel is about the battle between the Israelites and the Philistines. The Israelites bring out their sacred Ark of the Covenant to the battlefield, thinking it'll give them an edge, but the Philistines outsmart them and win. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas - who were priests in Shiloh - were both killed in the battle. When Eli hears the news, he falls off his chair, breaks his neck, and dies!