Stand by the road and watch, you inhabitant of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping; say, “What has happened?”
1 Samuel 4:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, “What is this uproar?” Then the man came quickly and told Eli. Plus de 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. |
Stand by the road and watch, you inhabitant of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping; say, “What has happened?”
When he arrived, Eli was sitting upon his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man came into the city and told the news, all the city cried out.
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.