1 Samuel 3:2

New Century Version

Eli’s eyes were so weak he was almost blind. One night he was lying in bed.

Cross References

1 Samuel 4:15

Eli was now ninety-eight years old, and he was blind.

Psalm 90:10

Our lifetime is seventy years or, if we are strong, eighty years. But the years are full of hard work and pain. They pass quickly, and then we are gone.

Genesis 48:10

At this time Israel’s eyesight was bad because he was old. So Joseph brought the boys close to him, and Israel kissed the boys and put his arms around them.

Genesis 27:1

When Isaac was old, his eyesight was poor, so he could not see clearly. One day he called his older son Esau to him and said, “Son.” Esau answered, “Here I am.”

Genesis 48:19

But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. Manasseh will be great and have many descendants. But his younger brother will be greater, and his descendants will be enough to make a nation.”

Ecclesiastes 12:3

At that time your arms will shake and your legs will become weak. Your teeth will fall out so you cannot chew, and your eyes will not see clearly.

1 Samuel 2:22

Now Eli was very old. He heard about everything his sons were doing to all the Israelites and how his sons had sexual relations with the women who served at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.

1 Kings 14:4

So the king’s wife did as he said and went to Ahijah’s home in Shiloh. Now Ahijah was very old and blind.