1 Samuel 4:14
12 That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.
13 When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out.
Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.
15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.
16 “I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.
- KJV
- And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
- WEB
- When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, “What does the noise of this tumult mean?” The man hurried, and came and told Eli.
- ASV
- And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man hasted, and came and told Eli.
- DARBY
- And Eli heard the noise of the crying, and said, What is the noise of this tumult? And the man came hastily, and told Eli.
- BLB
- And Eli heard the noise of the outcry, and he said, “What [is] the sound of this tumult?” And the man hurried and came in and declared to Eli.
- ÅB
- Eli hørte skriket og sa: Hva er dette for en larm? Da skyndte mannen seg og kom og fortalte det til Eli.
- OTB
- Eli hørte ropet og spurte: “Hva betyr denne oppstandelsen?” Mannen skyndte seg bort for å fortelle Eli.
- B1930
- Eli hørte skriket og sa: Hvad er dette for en larm? Da skyndte mannen sig og kom og fortalte det til Eli.