1 Samuel 4:16 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 4:16

14 When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What does the sound of this tumult mean?” And the man came quickly and told Eli.

15 Eli was ninety-eight years old, and ^ahis eyes were so dim that he could not see.

16 Then the man said to Eli, “I am he who came from the battle. And I fled today from the battle line.” And he said, ^a“What happened, my son?”

17 So the messenger answered and said, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Also your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead; and the ark of God has been captured.”

18 Then it happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell off the seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

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19 Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas’s wife, was with child, due to be delivered; and when she heard the news that the ark of God was captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth, for her labor pains came upon her.

20 And about the time of her death ^athe women who stood by her said to her, “Do not fear, for you have borne a son.” But she did not answer, nor did she¹ regard it.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 4:16

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American Standard Version
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?

Amplified® Bible
The man said to Eli, I have come from the battle; I fled from the battle today. Eli said, How did it go, my son?

Contemporary English Version
"I escaped from the fighting today and ran here." "Young man, what happened?" Eli asked.

Darby English Version
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?

Good News Bible
The man said, "I have escaped from the battle and have run all the way here today." Eli asked him, "What happened, my son?"

King James Version
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, What is there done, my son?

New American Standard Bible
The man said to Eli, "I am the one who came from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today. And he said, "How did things go, my son?""

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

New King James Version
Then the man said to Eli, “I am he who came from the battle. And I fled today from the battle line.” And he said, “What happened, my son?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The man said to Eli, "I came from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today." And he said, "How did things go, my son?"

Revised Standard Version
And the man said to Eli, "I am he who has come from the battle; I fled from the battle today." And he said, "How did it go, my son?"

Young's Literal Translation
And 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?'

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