1 Samuel 4:15

Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed so that he was not able to see.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.

16And the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 3:2And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)

Psalms 90:10The measure of our life is seventy years; and if through strength it may be eighty years, its pride is only trouble and sorrow, for it comes to an end and we are quickly gone.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 4:13-19

The Death of Eli. ( b. c. 1120.) 12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. 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. 15 Now Eli was ninety… Read the whole commentary →

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