1 Samuel 4:14

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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WEBBE

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.

BSB

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

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.

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וַיִּשְׁמַע vai·yish·ma' and he heard H8085 עֵלִי 'e·li Eli H5941 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 קוֹל kol [the] sound of H6963 הַצְּעָקָה ha·tze·'a·kah the outcry H6818 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 מֶה meh what H4100 קוֹל kol [is] [the] sound of H6963 הֶהָמוֹן he·ha·mon the uproar H1995 הַזֶּה ha·zeh (the) this H2088 וְהָאִישׁ ve·ha·'ish and the man H376 מִהַר mi·har he hurried H4116 וַיָּבֹא vai·ya·vo' and he came H935 וַיַּגֵּד vai·ya·ged and he told H5046 לְעֵלִי le·'e·li to Eli H5941

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 12–18

The defeat of the army was very grievous to Eli as a judge; the tidings of the death of his two sons, to whom he had been so indulgent, and who, as he had reason to fear, died impenitent, touched him as a father; yet there was a greater concern on his spirit. And when the messenger concluded his story with, "The ark of God is taken," he is struck to the heart, and died immediately. A man may die miserably, yet not die eternally; may come to an untimely end, yet the end be peace.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.