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1 Samuel 4:15

Eli

13 And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

14 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.

Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.

16 And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

17 And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

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BSB
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.
KJV
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
WEB
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old. His eyes were set, so that he could not see.
ASV
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.
DARBY
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; and his eyes were set, that he could not see.
BLB
And Eli [was] a son of ninety-eight years, and his eyes stood, and he could not see.
ÅB
Eli var da åtte og nitti år gammel, og hans øyne var stive - han kunne ikke se.
OTB
Eli var nittifem år gammel, og øynene hans var så svake at han ikke kunne se.
B1930
Eli var da åtte og nitti år gammel, og hans øine var stive - han kunde ikke se.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 3:2

    And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

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  • Psalms 90:10

    The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

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  • Genesis 27:1

    And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

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  • 1 Kings 14:4

    And Jeroboam’s wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.

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