On hearing of the deaths of Eli and Phinehas, and of the capture of the ark, Phinehas' wife gave birth to a son whom she named Ichabod (expressing 'departed glory') before she herself died ().
Phinehas' wife gave birth to a son after hearing about the deaths of Eli and Phinehas, and the capture of the ark. She named him Ichabod, which means "departed glory."