1 Samuel 3:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing,  was lying in his usual place.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² At that time Eli, whose eyesight had dimmed so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),

Common English Bible

² One day Eli, whose eyes had grown so weak he was unable to see, was lying down in his room.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:

1 Samuel 3:2 Cross References

Genesis 27:1

When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could not see,  he called his elder son Esau and said to him, ‘My son.’ And he answered, ‘Here I am.’

Genesis 48:10

Now his eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly  see.  Joseph brought them to him, and he kissed and embraced them.

Genesis 48:19

But his father refused and said, ‘I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe,  and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.’

1 Kings 14:4

Jeroboam’s wife did that: she went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Ahijah could not see; he was blind  due to his age.

Ecclesiastes 12:3

on the day when the guardians of the house tremble, and the strong men stoop, the women who grind grain cease because they are few, and the ones who watch through the windows see dimly,

1 Samuel 2:22

Now Eli was very old. He heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel  and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

1 Samuel 4:15

At that time Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes didn’t move  because he couldn’t see.