³ in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and ^(A)those who look through the windows are dimmed,

⁴ Thus says the Lord of hosts: ^(A)Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age.

War with the Philistines

¹⁵ There was war again between the Philistines and Israel, and David went down together with his servants, and they fought against the Philistines. And David grew weary. ¹⁶ And Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants ^(A)of the giants, whose spear weighed three hundred shekels^[a] of bronze, and who was armed with a new sword, thought to kill David. ¹⁷ But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid and attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, ^(B)“You shall no longer go out with us to battle, lest you quench ^(C)the lamp of Israel.”

² At that time Eli, ^(A)whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place.

¹⁰ Now ^(A)the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near him, ^(B)and he kissed them and embraced them.

Isaac Blesses Jacob

27 When Isaac was old and ^(A)his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.”