1 Samuel 4:18

As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.

Note Or governed or led

BSB · Berean Standard Bible
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
KJV · King James Version
When he made mention of God’s ark, Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.
WEB · World English Bible
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
ASV · American Standard Version

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

when he made
1 Samuel 4:21, 22; Psalm 26:8; Psalm 42:3, 10; Psalm 69:9; Lamentations 2:15–19
his neck
1 Samuel 2:31, 32; 1 Samuel 3:12, 13; Leviticus 10:3; 1 Corinthians 11:30–32; 1 Peter 4:17, 18