1 Samuel 4:15
“Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Now Eli was ninety eight years old,.... Which is very properly observed, he being now come to the end of his days, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Dim - Rather, “set.” The word is quite different from that so rendered in 1Sa 3:2. The phrase seems to express the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 4:12-18
Tidings are here brought to Shiloh of the fatal issue of their battle with the Philistines. Bad news flies fast. This…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
his eyes were dim Were set, a different word from that of ch. 1Sa 3:2, found again in this sense only in 1Ki 14:4. Eli…
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