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1 Samuel 4:14 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 4 · verse 14
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.1 Samuel 4:14 · King James Version
1 Samuel 4:14 in context
12And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
13And 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.
14And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
15Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
16And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- hastilymâharproperly, to be liquid or flow easilyH4116 →
- cryingtsaʻăqâha shriekH6818 →
- tumulthâmôwna noise, tumult, crowdH1995 →
- heardshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- noiseqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Tidings are here brought to Shiloh of the fatal issue of their battle with the Philistines. Bad news flies fast. This soon spread through all Israel; every man that fled to his tent brought it, with too plain a proof of it, to his neighbours. But no place was so nearly concerned as Shiloh.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-18