And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
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4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsAnd it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),
And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.
And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun to be dim--he is not able to see.
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy