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


In Context

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 was sitting upon his 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 hasted, and came and told Eli.

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

16 And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?

17 And he that brought the tidings answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

1 Samuel 4:15 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:15who was ninety-eight years old and whose eyes were set so that he could not see.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:15Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:15Now Heli was ninety and eight years old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:15Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; and his eyes were set, that he could not see.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:15Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were set, that he could not see.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:15Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:15Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:15And Eli is a son of ninety and eight years, and his eyes have stood, and he hath not been able to see.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:15Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.