‘What was the outcome? Tell me,’ David asked him. ‘The troops fled from the battle,’ he answered. ‘Many of the troops have fallen and are dead. Also, Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.’
1 Samuel 4:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The man said to Eli, ‘I’m the one who came from the battle. I fled from there today.’ ‘What happened, my son? ’ Eli asked. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The man said to Eli, I have come from the battle; I fled from the battle today. Eli said, How did it go, my son? American Standard Version (1901) And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son? Common English Bible The man told Eli, “I’m the one who just came from the battle. I fled from the battle today.” “What’s the report, my son?” Eli asked. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to Eli: "I am the one who came from the battle. And it is I who fled from the troops today." And he said to him, "What has happened, my son?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to Heli: I am he that came from the battle, and have fled out of the field this day. And he said to him: What is there done, my son? |
‘What was the outcome? Tell me,’ David asked him. ‘The troops fled from the battle,’ he answered. ‘Many of the troops have fallen and are dead. Also, Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.’
So Joshua said to Achan, ‘My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and make a confession to him. I urge you, tell me what you have done. Don’t hide anything from me.’
Once again the Lord called, ‘Samuel! ’ Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am; you called me.’ ‘I didn’t call, my son,’ he replied. ‘Go back and lie down.’
The messenger answered, ‘Israel has fled from the Philistines, and also there was a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.’