1 Samuel 4:15
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes looked straight ahead; he was unable to see.
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- 1 Sam 3:2 : 2 Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,
- 1 Kgs 14:4 : 4 Jeroboam’s wife did as she was told. She went to Shiloh and visited Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; he had lost his eyesight in his old age.
- Ps 90:10 : 10 The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.
- Gen 27:1 : 1 Jacob Cheats Esau out of the Blessing When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he was almost blind, he called his older son Esau and said to him,“My son!”“Here I am!” Esau replied.
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- 1 Sam 3:1-33 verses85%
1The Call of Samuel Now the boy Samuel continued serving the LORD under Eli’s supervision. Receiving a message from the LORD was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.
2Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,
3and the lamp of God had not yet been extinguished. Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD as well; the ark of God was also there.
- 1 Sam 4:11-144 verses76%
11The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were killed.
12Eli Dies On that day a Benjaminite ran from the battle lines and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn and dirt was on his head.
13When he arrived in Shiloh, Eli was sitting in his chair on the lookout by the side of the road, for he was very worried about the ark of God. As the man entered the city to give his report, the whole city cried out.
14When Eli heard the outcry, he said,“What is this commotion?” The man quickly came and told Eli.
- 1 Sam 4:16-183 verses74%
16The man said to Eli,“I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!” Eli asked,“How did things go, my son?”
17The messenger replied,“Israel has fled from the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!”
18When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.
- 1 Sam 3:14-163 verses70%
14Therefore I swore an oath to the house of Eli,‘The sin of the house of Eli can never be forgiven by sacrifice or by grain offering.’”
15So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the LORD’s house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.
16However, Eli called Samuel and said,“Samuel, my son!” He replied,“Here I am.”
- 1 Sam 2:22-232 verses70%
22Eli was very old. And he would hear about everything that his sons used to do to all the people of Israel and how they used to go to bed with the women who were stationed at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
23So he said to them,“Why do you do these things, these evil things which I hear about from all these people?
- Gen 27:1-22 verses70%
1Jacob Cheats Esau out of the Blessing When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he was almost blind, he called his older son Esau and said to him,“My son!”“Here I am!” Esau replied.
2Isaac said,“Since I am so old, I could die at any time.
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10Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of his age; he was not able to see well. So Joseph brought his sons near to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
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35I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I continue to be a burden to my lord the king?
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9From the descendants of Hebron: Eliel the leader and 80 of his relatives.
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4Jeroboam’s wife did as she was told. She went to Shiloh and visited Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; he had lost his eyesight in his old age.
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7Moses was 120 years old when he died, but his eye was not dull nor had his vitality departed.
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15Jehoiada grew old and died at the age of 130.
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2Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day.
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33Any man of yours that I do not cut off from my altar, I will cause his eyes to fail and will cause him grief. All of those born to your family will die by the sword of man.
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4Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job, because the others were older than he was.
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28Isaac lived to be 180 years old.
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10So now, look, the LORD has preserved my life, just as he promised, these past forty-five years since the LORD spoke these words to Moses, during which Israel traveled through the wilderness. Now look, I am today eighty-five years old.
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11Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. Eli’s Sons Misuse Their Sacred OfficeThe boy was serving the LORD with the favor of Eli the priest.
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1Israel Seeks a King In his old age Samuel appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
- 1 Sam 3:8-92 verses65%
8Then the LORD called Samuel a third time. So he got up and went to Eli and said,“Here I am, for you called me!” Eli then realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.
9So Eli said to Samuel,“Go back and lie down. When he calls you, say,“Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.” So Samuel went back and lay down in his place.
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3Eyes will no longer be blind and ears will be attentive.
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7But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.
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14Then he said to her,“How much longer do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!”
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12Now David was the son of this Ephrathite named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. He had eight sons, and in Saul’s days he was old and well advanced in years.
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17Because of this, our hearts are sick; because of these things, we can hardly see through our tears.
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1Joshua Challenges Israel to be Faithful A long time passed after the LORD made Israel secure from all their enemies, and Joshua was very old.
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9So Hannah got up after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. At the time Eli the priest was sitting in his chair by the doorpost of the LORD’s sanctuary.
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25They slaughtered the bull, then brought the boy to Eli.
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32But Barzillai was very old– eighty years old, in fact– and he had taken care of the king when he stayed in Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man.
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27The Lord Judges the House of Eli Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him,“This is what the LORD has said:‘I plainly revealed myself to your ancestor’s house when they were slaves to the house of Pharaoh in Egypt.
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1¶ Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm.
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10The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men far older than your father.
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3This man would go up from his city year after year to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of Heaven’s Armies at Shiloh.(It was there that the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, served as the LORD’s priests.)
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18At that time the deaf will be able to hear words read from a scroll, and the eyes of the blind will be able to see through deep darkness.
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18The boy grew and one day he went out to see his father who was with the harvest workers.
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4So all the elders of Israel gathered together and approached Samuel at Ramah.