1 Samuel 4:15 CPDV

¹³  And when he had arrived, Eli was sitting on a seat opposite the way, gazing out. For his heart was fearful on behalf of the ark of God. Then, after this man entered the city, he announced it to the city. And the entire city wailed.

¹⁴  And Eli heard the sound of the outcry, and he said, 'What is this sound, this tumult?' And the man hurried, and he went and announced it to Eli.

¹⁵  Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes had dimmed, so that he was not able to see.

¹⁶  And he said to Eli: 'I am the one who came from the battle. And it is I who fled from the troops today.' And he said to him, 'What has happened, my son?'

¹⁷  And responding, the man reported and said: 'Israel has fled before the Philistines. And a great ruin has happened to the people. Moreover, your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, also have died. And the ark of God has been captured.'