Sons of Eli, priests at Shiloh, who behaved dishonourably, and were killed by the Philistines when the Ark was captured (1 Sam. 4). The news of this disaster caused Eli to have a fatal heart attack.
Citation for Hophni and Phinehas
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"Hophni and Phinehas." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 23, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e896>.
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"Hophni and Phinehas." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e896 (accessed May 23, 2013).