2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, that he could not see,)


In Context

1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, that he could not see,)

3 and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep, in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was;

4 that the LORD called Samuel: and he said, Here am I.

1 Samuel 3:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:2One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli [was] laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, [that] he could not see;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:2And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to grow dim, that he could not see;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2It happened at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun to be dim — he is not able to see.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;