“How did things go?” David asked him. “Please, tell me.” He answered, “The troops fled the battlefield—also many of the troops fell and died. And even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”
1 Samuel 4:16 - Tree of Life Version Then the man said to Eli, “I am one coming from the battlefield—I escaped from the battlefield today.” “What is happening, my son?” he 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? |
“How did things go?” David asked him. “Please, tell me.” He answered, “The troops fled the battlefield—also many of the troops fell and died. And even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”
So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory now to Adonai, God of Israel, and give praise to Him, and confess to me now what you have done—hide nothing from me.”
Then Adonai called Samuel yet again. So Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he answered, “I didn’t call, my son—go back to sleep.”
And the messenger answered and said, “Israel fled before the Philistines and there has also been a great slaughter among the people. Also your two sons died—Hophni and Phinehas—and the ark of God was captured.”