Bible Verse

When he arrived, there was Eli sitting on his chair by the side of the road, watching, because his heart feared for the ark of God. When the man entered the town and told what had happened, the whole town sent up a cry.

1 Samuel 4:13

Eli heard the outcry and asked, “What is the meaning of this uproar?” The man hurried over to Eli,

1 Samuel 4:14

who was ninety-eight years old and whose eyes had failed so that he could not see.

1 Samuel 4:15

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