12 Now a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day with (A)his clothes torn, and [a]dust on his head. 13 When he came, behold, (B)Eli was sitting on his seat [b]by the road keeping watch, because his heart was anxious about the ark of God. And the man came to give a report in the city, and all the city cried out.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 4:12 Lit soil
  2. 1 Samuel 4:13 LXX beside the gate watching the road

Death of Eli

12 That same day a Benjamite(A) ran from the battle line and went to Shiloh with his clothes torn and dust(B) on his head. 13 When he arrived, there was Eli(C) sitting on his chair by the side of the road, watching, because his heart feared for the ark of God. When the man entered the town and told what had happened, the whole town sent up a cry.

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