12 Then a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line the same day, and ^acame to Shiloh with his clothes torn and ^bdirt on his head.  ‡

13 Now when he came, there was Eli, sitting on ^aa seat by the wayside watching, for his heart² trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told it, all the city cried out.  ‡

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?”  ‡