1 Samuel 4:15

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 27:1

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

1 Kings 14:4

Jeroboam’s wife did so and arose and went to Shiloh, to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see, for in his old age he had gone blind.

Psalm 90:10

The years of our life are seventy, or even, by reason of strength, eighty; yet their span is but toil and sorrow; they soon pass away, and we fly away.

1 Samuel 3:2

At that time, Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow weak that he could not see),

1 Samuel 4:14

When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, “What does the noise of this tumult mean?” And the man hurriedly came and told Eli.