On learning of the loss of his sons and of the Ark, Eli fell backward from his seat, broke his neck, and died. ​ — 1 Samuel 4: 1 - 18.
Kur mori vesh për humbjen e djemve dhe të Arkës, Eliu u rrëzua mbrapsht, theu qafën dhe vdiq. — 1 Samuelit 4: 1 - 18.