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14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What is the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily and told Eli.

15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes had become dim so that he could not see.

16 And the man said unto Eli, I come from the battle; I fled today out of the army. And he said unto him, What has happened, my son?

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

The man hurried over to Eli, 15 who was ninety-eight years old and whose eyes(A) had failed so that he could not see. 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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