1Sa 4:18 | ESV | STEP | As soon as he mentioned the ark of God , Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate , and his neck was broken and he died , for the man was old and heavy . He had judged Israel forty years .

‏ 1 Samuel 4:18

18 As soon as he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell over backward ^afrom his seat by the side of the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.