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?


In Context

13 And when he came, behold, Eli was sitting upon the seat by the way-side watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And the man came to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.

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

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

16 And 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?

17 And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has 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 mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died; for the man was old, 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 American Standard 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, How went the matter, 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?