1 Samuel 4:15 “Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he…”

1 Samuel 4:15

Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Now Eli was ninety-eight years old. His eyes were set, so that he could not see.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

(Nowe Eli was fourescore and eighteene yeere olde, and his eyes were dimme that hee could not see)

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed so that he was not able to see.

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Cross references

“ninety”

1 Samuel 3:2 Psalm 90:10

1 Samuel 3:2 · BSB

And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.

Psalm 90:10 · BSB

The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

“and his eyes”

Genesis 27:1

Genesis 27:1 · BSB

When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.

Also

1 Kings 14:4

1 Kings 14:4 · BSB

Jeroboam’s wife did as instructed; she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.

16“I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.

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