1 Samuel 4:14

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Samuel 4:14

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What [meaneth] the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.

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WEB

World English Bible

When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, “What does the noise of this tumult mean?” The man hurried, and came and told Eli.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man hasted, and came and told Eli.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Samuel 4

¹² That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.

¹³ When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out.

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

¹⁵ Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.

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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