² At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room;^(A)

¹⁵ Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.^(A)

²⁹ About that time, when Jeroboam was leaving Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Ahijah had clothed himself with a new garment. The two of them were alone in the open country^(A)