1 Samuel 3:2
And it came to pass at that time that Heli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see.
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Genesis 27:1And it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him, My son; and he said, Behold, I am here.
Genesis 48:19And he would not, but said, I know it, son, I know it; he also shall be a people, and he shall be exalted, but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
1 Samuel 4:15Now Heli was + 4:15 Gr. a son of ninety years.ninety years old, and his eyes + 4:15 Gr. rose up. Heb. קמה rose or stood.were fixed, and he saw not.
Ecclesiastes 12:3in the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the mighty men shall become bent, and the grinding women cease because they have become few, and the women looking out at the windows be dark;
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 3:2-11
The Call of Samuel. ( b. c. 1128.) 1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision. 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; 3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord , where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; 4 That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. 5 And he ran unto Eli, and said,… Read the whole commentary →