1 Samuel 4:15
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed so that he was not able to see.
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- 1 Sam 3:2 : 2 And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)
- 1 Kgs 14:4 : 4 So Jeroboam's wife did so, and got up and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah was unable to see, because he was very old.
- Ps 90:10 : 10 The measure of our life is seventy years; and if through strength it may be eighty years, its pride is only trouble and sorrow, for it comes to an end and we are quickly gone.
- Gen 27:1 : 1 Now when Isaac was old and his eyes had become clouded so that he was not able to see, he sent for Esau, his first son, and said to him, My son: and he said, Here am I.
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- 1 Sam 3:1-33 verses85%
1 Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.
2 And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)
3 And the light of God was still burning, while Samuel was sleeping in the Temple of the Lord where the ark of God was,
- 1 Sam 4:11-144 verses76%
11 And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.
12 And a man of Benjamin went running from the fight and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothing out of order and earth on his head.
13 And when he came, Eli was seated by the wayside watching: and in his heart was fear for the ark of God. And when the man came into the town and gave the news, there was a great outcry.
14 And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.
- 1 Sam 4:16-183 verses74%
16 And the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?
17 And the man said, Israel went in flight from the Philistines, and there has been great destruction among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.
18 And at these words about the ark of God, Eli, falling back off his seat by the side of the doorway into the town, came down on the earth so that his neck was broken and death overtook him, for he was an old man and of great weight. He had been judging Israel for forty years.
- 1 Sam 3:14-163 verses70%
14 So I have made an oath to the family of Eli that no offering of meat or of meal which they may make will ever take away the sin of his family.
15 And Samuel kept where he was, not moving till the time came for opening the doors of the house of God in the morning. And fear kept him from giving Eli an account of his vision.
16 Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.
- 1 Sam 2:22-232 verses70%
22 Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.
23 And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.
- Gen 27:1-22 verses70%
1 Now when Isaac was old and his eyes had become clouded so that he was not able to see, he sent for Esau, his first son, and said to him, My son: and he said, Here am I.
2 And he said, See now, I am old, and my death may take place at any time:
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10 Now because Israel was old, his eyes were no longer clear, and he was not able to see. So he made them come near to him, and he gave them a kiss, folding them in his arms.
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35 I am now eighty years old: good and bad are the same to me; have meat and drink any taste for me now? am I able to take pleasure in the voices of men or women in song? why then am I to be a trouble to my lord the king?
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9 Of the sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief, and his brothers, eighty;
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4 So Jeroboam's wife did so, and got up and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah was unable to see, because he was very old.
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7 And Moses at his death was a hundred and twenty years old: his eye had not become clouded, or his natural force become feeble.
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15 But Jehoiada became old and full of days, and he came to his end; he was a hundred and thirty years old at the time of his death.
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2 And now, see, the king is before you: and I am old and grey-headed, and my sons are with you: I have been living before your eyes from my early days till now.
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33 But one man of your family will not be cut off by my hand, and his eyes will be made dark, and grief will be in his heart: and all the offspring of your family will come to their end by the sword of men.
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4 Now Elihu had kept quiet while Job was talking, because they were older than he;
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28 And Isaac was a hundred and eighty years old.
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10 And now, as you see, the Lord has kept me safe these forty-five years, from the time when the Lord said this to Moses, while Israel was wandering in the waste land: and now I am eighty-five years old.
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11 Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.
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1 Now when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
- 1 Sam 3:8-92 verses65%
8 And for the third time the Lord said Samuel's name. And he got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. Then it was clear to Eli that the voice which had said the child's name was the Lord's.
9 So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed.
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3 And the eyes of those who see will not be shut, and those who have hearing will give ear to the word.
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7 And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.
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14 And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.
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12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah named Jesse, who had eight sons; and he was an old man in Saul's day, and far on in years.
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17 Because of this our hearts are feeble; for these things our eyes are dark;
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1 Now after a long time, when the Lord had given Israel rest from wars on every side, and Joshua was old and full of years,
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9 So after they had taken food and wine in the guest room, Hannah got up. Now Eli the priest was seated by the pillars of the doorway of the Temple of the Lord.
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25 And when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child to Eli.
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32 Now Barzillai was a very old man, as much as eighty years old: and he had given the king everything he had need of, while he was at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.
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27 And a man of God came to Eli and said to him, The Lord says, Did I let myself be seen by your father's people when they were in Egypt, servants in Pharaoh's house?
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1 Now King David was old and far on in years; and though they put covers over him, his body was cold.
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10 With us are men who are grey-haired and full of years, much older than your father.
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3 Now this man went up from his town every year to give worship and to make offerings to the Lord of armies in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.
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18 And in that day those whose ears are stopped will be hearing the words of the book; and the eyes of the blind will see through the mist and the dark.
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18 Now one day, when the child was older, he went out to his father to where the grain was being cut.
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4 Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,