1 Samuel 4:15-17

Revised Geneva Translation

¹⁵ Now, Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see.

¹⁶ And the man said to Eli, “I came from the army, and I fled this day out of the camp.” And he said, “What has happened, my son?”

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