1 Samuel 4:15

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

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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 heard the sound of the outcry, and he said, “What is this sound, this tumult?” And the man hurried, and he went and announced it to Eli.

16And he said to Eli: “I am the one who came from the battle. And it is I who fled from the troops today.” And he said to him, “What has happened, my son?”

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Cross References

1 Samuel 3:2Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.

Psalms 90:10Disaster will not draw near to you, and the scourge will not approach your tabernacle.

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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