1 Samuel 4:18 records Eli's death upon hearing the ark was captured, providing the immediate context for the lament 'glory has departed'.

1 Samuel 2:32 prophesied calamity on Eli's house; this verse records the fulfillment as the ark's capture ends the glory.

In 1 Samuel 5:1, the Philistines taking the ark to Ashdod confirms the woman's lament that the glory has departed.

Psalm 78:61 recalls the same event: God delivered His glory (the ark) into enemy hands.

Hosea 10:5 uses identical phrase 'the glory thereof is departed' for a false god—a stark contrast to the true glory of the ark.

Romans 9:4 lists 'the glory' as an Israelite privilege—the very divine presence whose loss is lamented in 1 Samuel.

Psalm 63:2 expresses longing to see God's glory in the sanctuary—contrasting with the lament that the glory (ark) has departed Israel.