O inhabitant of Aro´er, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
1 Samuel 4:14 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What is this uproar? And the man came hastily and told Eli. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Eli heard the sound of the cry and said, “What’s all this noise about?” The man hurriedly went and told Eli the news. ( Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Heli heard the noise of the cry, and he said: What meaneth the noise of this uproar? But he made haste, and came, and told Heli. |
O inhabitant of Aro´er, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
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.
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.