1 Samuel 4:14 - Modern English Version

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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)

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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.

1 Samuel 4:14 Tagairtí Cros

Jeremiah 48:19

O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the road and keep watch. Ask him who flees and her who escapes, and say, “What has happened?”

1 Samuel 4:13

When he came, Eli was sitting on a seat by the wayside watching, for his heart feared for the ark of God. Now the man came to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.

1 Samuel 4:15

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