¹²A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh that same day, and his clothes were torn and earth was on his head. ¹³When he came, there was^j Eli sitting on his chair by the side of the road^k watching, because his heart was anxious about the ark of God. Now the man had come to give his report^l in the city, and all the city cried out. ¹⁴When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What is the noise of this commotion?” Then the man came quickly^m and told Eli. ¹⁵Now Eli was ninety-eight years oldⁿ and his eyes stayed fixed ahead^o and he was not able to see. ¹⁶And the man said to Eli, “I am the one who has come from the battle line! I have fled today from the battle line!” And he said, “What exactly happened,^p my son?” ¹⁷Then the messenger answered and said, “Israel has fled before the Philistines. There has been a great defeat among the troops. Also, your two sons have died, Hophni and Phinehas, and the ark of God has been captured.” ¹⁸Just as he mentioned the ark of God, he^q fell from his chair backwards against the side of the gate. He broke his neck and died, because the man was old and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.

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Footnotes

iOr “taken”
jLiterally “look”
kLiterally “by the hand of the road”
lLiterally “to tell”
mLiterally “hastened and came”
nLiterally “a son of ninety and eight years”
oLiterally “were standing”
pLiterally “what is the thing/matter”
qThat is, Eli