13 Now when he came, there was Eli, sitting on (A)a seat [a]by the wayside watching, for his heart [b]trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told it, all the city cried out.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 4:13 So with MT, Vg.; LXX beside the gate watching the road
  2. 1 Samuel 4:13 trembled with anxiety

13 When he arrived, there was Eli(A) 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.

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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.

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14 Eli heard the outcry and asked, “What is the meaning of this uproar?”

The man hurried over to Eli,

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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?”

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16 He told Eli, “I have just come from the battle line; I fled from it this very day.”

Eli asked, “What happened, my son?”

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