1 Samuel 4:14
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 in other translations
| BSB | Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli. |
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| WEB | When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, “What does the noise of this tumult mean?” The man hurried, and came and told Eli. |
| ASV | And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man hasted, and came and told Eli. |
| YLT | And Eli heareth the noise of the cry, and saith, ‘What--the noise of this tumult!' And the man hasted, and cometh in, and declareth to Eli. |
| DARBY | And Eli heard the noise of the crying, and said, What is the noise of this tumult? And the man came hastily, and told Eli. |
| BBE | And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 1 Samuel 4:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 4:13-18
13-18. Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside--The aged priest, as a public magistrate, used, in dispensing justice, to seat himself daily in a spacious recess at the entrance gate of the city. In his intense anxiety to learn the issue of the battle, he took up his usual place as the most convenient for meeting with passers-by. His seat was an official chair, similar to those of the ancient Egyptian judges, richly…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 4:12-18
The defeat of the army was very grievous to Eli as a judge; the tidings of the death of his two sons, to whom he had been so indulgent, and who, as he had reason to fear, died impenitent, touched him as a father; yet there was a greater concern on his spirit. And when the messenger concluded his story with, "The ark of God is taken," he is struck to the heart, and died immediately. A man may die miserably, yet not…
1 Samuel 4:14 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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.
- 1 Samuel 4:14
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 4:15
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
1 Samuel 4:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como Eli oyó el estruendo de la gritería, dijo: ¿Qué estruendo de alboroto es éste? Y aquel hombre vino apriesa, y dió las nuevas á Eli. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Éli entendit le bruit des cris, et dit: Qu’est-ce que ce bruit de tumulte? Et l’homme vint en hâte et informa Éli. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Eli hörte den Schall des Geschreis und sprach: Was bedeutet dieser Schall des Getümmels? Und der Mann eilte und kam und berichtete es Eli. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et audivit Heli sonitum clamoris, dixitque: Quis est hic sonitus tumultus hujus? At ille festinavit, et venit, et nuntiavit Heli. |