1 Samuel 4:13
“And when hee came, loe, Eli sate vpon a seat by the way side, watching: for his heart trembled for the Arke of God. And when the man came into the citie, and told it, all the city cried out.”
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1 Samuel 4:13 Context
11And the Arke of God was taken, and the two sonnes of Eli, Hophni, and Phinehas were slaine. 12¶ And there ran a man of Beniamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth vpon his head. 13And when hee came, loe, Eli sate vpon a seat by the way side, watching: for his heart trembled for the Arke of God. And when the man came into the citie, and told it, all the city cried out. 14And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, hee said; What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. 15Now Eli was ninetie and eight yeeres old, and his eyes were dimme, that he could not see.
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And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told [it], all the city cried out.
- King James Version
When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on {his} seat by the road eagerly watching, because his heart was trembling for the ark of God. So the man came to tell {it} in the city, and all the city cried out.
- New American Standard Version (1995)