1Sa 4:4 | HCSB | STEP | So the people sent men to Shiloh to bring back the ark of the covenant of the Lord of Hosts , who dwells between the cherubim . Eli’s two sons , Hophni and Phinehas , were there with the ark of the covenant of God .

1 Samuel 4:4

4 So the people sent men to Shiloh to bring back the ark of the covenant of the Lord of ^{▼▼Hosts/hosts: Military forces consisting of God's angels, sometimes including the sun, moon, and stars, and occasionally, Israel}Hosts, who dwells between the ^{▼▼cherubim: A class of winged angels, associated with the throne of God, who function as guardians and who prevented Adam and Eve from returning to the garden of Eden}cherubim. ^c Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.