Bible Characters & Character Studies
Hophni
First appears at 1 Samuel 1:3
First named in Scripture at 1 Samuel 1:3 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
pugilist or client, one of the two sons of Eli, the high priest (1 Samuel 1:3; 2:34), who, because he was “very old,” resigned to them the active duties of his office. By their scandalous conduct they brought down a curse on their father’s house (2:22, 12-27, 27-36; 3:11-14). For their wickedness they were called “sons of Belial,” i.e., worthless men (2:12). They both perished in the disastrous battle with the Philistines at Aphek (4:11). (See PHINEHAS.)
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
