And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
— 1 Samuel 4:21
including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.
— 1 Samuel 14:3
And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken.
— Anonymous
The fundamental question in everything we do must be: Will this honor God? Does this display Jesus Christ? Does this make people see how awesome the LORD is? Failure to answer "Yes!" invites Ichabod.
— James MacDonald
When we want decisions more than we want disciples, we get tares instead of true converts and Ichabod, departed glory for the church.