1 Samuel 4:13
And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside 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.
KJV
Cumque ille venisset, Heli sedebat super sellam contra viam spectans. Erat enim cor ejus pavens pro arca Dei. Vir autem ille postquam ingressus est, nuntiavit urbi : et ululavit omnis civitas.
Vulgate
καὶ ἦλθεν, καὶ ἰδοὺ Ἠλεὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ δίφρου παρὰ τὴν πύλην σκοπεύων τὴν ὁδόν, ὅτι ἦν καρδία αὐτοῦ ἐξεστηκυῖα περὶ τῆς κιβωτοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ· καὶ ὁ ἄνθρωπος εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἀπαγγεῖλαι, καὶ ἀνεβόησεν ἡ πόλις.
LXX
And when he came, lo, Eli was sitting upon his seat by the wayside 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.
ASV
וַ/יָּב֗וֹא וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה עֵ֠לִי יֹשֵׁ֨ב עַֽל הַ/כִּסֵּ֜א יך יַ֥ד דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ מְצַפֶּ֔ה כִּֽי הָיָ֤ה לִבּ/וֹ֙ חָרֵ֔ד עַ֖ל אֲר֣וֹן הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְ/הָ/אִ֗ישׁ בָּ֚א לְ/הַגִּ֣יד בָּ/עִ֔יר וַ/תִּזְעַ֖ק כָּל הָ/עִֽיר
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
21 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 1:9 — So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.
- 1Sam 4:18 — And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he
- Jer 48:19 — O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?