16And 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?


In Context

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.

18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli feel from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

1 Samuel 4:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:16He told Eli, "I have just come from the battle line; I fled from it this very day." Eli asked, "What happened, my son?"

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:16And 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, What is there done, my son?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:16And he said to Heli: I am he that came from the battle, and have fled out of the field this day. And he said to him: What is there done, my son?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the battle, and I have fled to-day out of the battle. And he said, What has taken place, my son?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:16And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16And 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?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16The man said to Eli, |I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army.| He said, |How did the matter go, my son?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16And the man saith unto Eli, 'I am he who hath come out of the ranks, and I out of the ranks have fled to-day;' and he saith, 'What hath been the matter, my son?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:16And 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?