1 Samuel 4:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 1 Sam 3:2 : 2 And it happened at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place, and his eyes had begun to grow dim, that he could not see;
  • 1 Kgs 14:4 : 4 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were dim because of his age.
  • Ps 90:10 : 10 The days of our years are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their strength is labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
  • Gen 27:1 : 1 And it happened, when Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Here I am.

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  • 1 Sam 3:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1 And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no widespread vision.

    2 And it happened at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place, and his eyes had begun to grow dim, that he could not see;

    3 And before the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was lying down,

  • 1 Sam 4:11-14
    4 verses
    76%

    11 And the ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were killed.

    12 And a man of Benjamin ran from the army and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes torn and dirt upon his head.

    13 And when he came, behold, Eli sat upon a seat by the roadside watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told it, all the city cried out.

    14 And when Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, What does the noise of this tumult mean? And the man came in hastily and told Eli.

  • 1 Sam 4:16-18
    3 verses
    74%

    16 And the man said to Eli, I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, What happened, my son?

    17 And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

    18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died; for he was an old man and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

  • 1 Sam 3:14-16
    3 verses
    70%

    14 And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice or offering forever.

    15 And Samuel lay until morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. But Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision.

    16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here I am.

  • 1 Sam 2:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did to all Israel; and how they lay with the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

    23 And he said to them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.

  • Gen 27:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 And it happened, when Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Here I am.

    2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I do not know the day of my death:

  • Gen 48:10
    69%

    10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

  • 2 Sam 19:35
    67%

    35 I am this day eighty years old; and can I distinguish between good and evil? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear anymore the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?

  • 1 Chr 15:9
    67%

    9 Of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren, eighty;

  • 1 Kgs 14:4
    67%

    4 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were dim because of his age.

  • Deut 34:7
    66%

    7 And Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural strength diminished.

  • 2 Chr 24:15
    66%

    15 But Jehoiada grew old, and was full of days when he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old when he died.

  • 1 Sam 12:2
    66%

    2 And now, behold, the king walks before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood until this day.

  • 1 Sam 2:33
    66%

    33 And any of yours whom I do not cut off from my altar shall bring sorrow to your eyes and grief to your heart: and all the increase of your house shall die in the prime of their life.

  • Job 32:4
    66%

    4 Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were older than he.

  • Gen 35:28
    66%

    28 And the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years.

  • Josh 14:10
    66%

    10 And now, behold, the LORD has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years since the LORD spoke this word to Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, lo, I am this day eighty-five years old.

  • 1 Sam 2:11
    65%

    11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child served the LORD before Eli the priest.

  • 1 Sam 8:1
    65%

    1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 3:8-9
    2 verses
    65%

    8 And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. Then he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here I am; for you did call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

    9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, Speak, LORD; for your servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

  • Isa 32:3
    65%

    3 And the eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall listen.

  • Luke 1:7
    65%

    7 They had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

  • 1 Sam 1:14
    65%

    14 And Eli said to her, How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine from you.

  • 1 Sam 17:12
    65%

    12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years.

  • Lam 5:17
    65%

    17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.

  • Josh 23:1
    65%

    1 And it happened a long time after the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies all around, that Joshua grew old and advanced in age.

  • 1 Sam 1:9
    65%

    9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat on a seat by a doorpost of the temple of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 1:25
    65%

    25 And they slaughtered a bull, and brought the child to Eli.

  • 2 Sam 19:32
    64%

    32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old; and he had provided the king with sustenance while he remained at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.

  • 1 Sam 2:27
    64%

    27 And there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, Thus says the LORD, Did I not plainly appear to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?

  • 1 Kgs 1:1
    64%

    1 Now King David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gained no warmth.

  • Job 15:10
    64%

    10 With us are both the gray-headed and very aged men, much older than your father.

  • 1 Sam 1:3
    64%

    3 And this man went up from his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.

  • Isa 29:18
    64%

    18 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.

  • 2 Kgs 4:18
    64%

    18 And when the child was grown, it happened one day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

  • 1 Sam 8:4
    64%

    4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together, and came to Samuel at Ramah,

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