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1 Samuel 4:14-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 4:14-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
14 Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” The man quickly came and reported to Eli. 15 At that time Eli was 98 years old, and his gaze was fixed[a] because he couldn’t see.(A)
16 The man said to Eli, “I’m the one who came from the battle.[b] I fled from there today.”
“What happened, my son?”(B) Eli asked.
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- 1 Samuel 4:15 Lit his eyes stood; 1Kg 14:4
- 1 Samuel 4:16 LXX reads camp
1 Samuel 4:14-16
New International Version
1 Samuel 4:14-16
New International Version
14 Eli heard the outcry and asked, “What is the meaning of this uproar?”
The man hurried over to Eli, 15 who was ninety-eight years old and whose eyes(A) had failed so that he could not see. 16 He told Eli, “I have just come from the battle line; I fled from it this very day.”
Eli asked, “What happened, my son?”
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