14And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What means the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.


In Context

11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

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 on his head.

13 And when he came, see, Eli sat on 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 means the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.

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

16 And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

1 Samuel 4:14 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:14Eli heard the outcry and asked, "What is the meaning of this uproar?" The man hurried over to Eli,

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:14And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:14And Heli heard the noise of the cry, and he said: What meaneth the noise of this uproar? But he made haste, and came, and told Heli.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:14And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man hasted, and came and told Eli.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:14And Eli heard the noise of the crying, and said, What is the noise of this tumult? And the man came hastily, and told Eli.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:14And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man hasted and came and told Eli.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:14And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:14When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, |What does the noise of this tumult mean?| The man hurried, and came and told Eli.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:14And Eli heareth the noise of the cry, and saith, 'What — the noise of this tumult!' And the man hasted, and cometh in, and declareth to Eli.