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1 Samuel 4:15-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 4:15-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.
17 The messenger answered, “Israel has fled from the Philistines, and also there was a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”
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- 1 Samuel 4:15 Lit his eyes stood; 1Kg 14:4
- 1 Samuel 4:16 LXX reads camp
1 Samuel 4:15-17
New International Version
1 Samuel 4:15-17
New International Version
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?”
17 The man who brought the news replied, “Israel fled before the Philistines, and the army has suffered heavy losses. Also your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead,(B) and the ark of God has been captured.”(C)
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