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.
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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.
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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.
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And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said: 'What meaneth the noise of this tumult?' And the man made haste, and came and told Eli.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 4:14 And when Eli heard the noise of…
1Sa 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.
Ver. 14. And the man came in hastily.] Aι βλαβαι ποδωκεις: Ill news, like ill weather, cometh ere it be sent for; but this doleful messenger was not so discreet as he might have been.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And when Eli heard the noise of the crying,....…
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying,.... The shrieks of the men and women, which were very clamorous and terrible. Eli had his hearing, though not his sight; he could not see the distress in their countenances, but he heard the lamentations they made:
and said, what meaneth the noise of this tumult? it seems the people ran about, wringing their hands, and making doleful shrieks; the noise of which Eli heard, and the meaning of which he inquired after, or what should be the cause of it:
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and the man came in hastily, and told Eli; or made haste, and came to him, and related all that is later expressed; for Eli was not in any house, but on a seat by the way side, and therefore could not be said to come "in" to him; but he came to him, where he was, being brought by some of the citizens Eli had inquired of what should be the meaning of this noise; and therefore without delay the man was hastened to give the whole account unto him, as it was highly proper he should, being the supreme magistrate.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 14. The man came in — Into some place…
14. The man came in — Into some place by the gate of the city to which Eli seems to have hastened when he heard the crying.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. he said] The Sept. adds ‘to the men…
14. he said] The Sept. adds ‘to the men that stood by him.’
came in hastily] Made haste and came through the town to the tabernacle enclosure which stood on a slight eminence.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) What meaneth the noise?—The blind old man, we…
(14) What meaneth the noise?—The blind old man, we must suppose, was seated on his chair of state, surrounded by priests and Levites, who were in attendance on him as high priest and judge. As the runner drew near, and the torn dress and the dust sprinkled on his head—the symbols of disaster—became visible, the wail of woe would soon run through the place. The cry of sorrow was the first intimation to the blind Eli: he was soon to hear the details. His question was probably, in the first place, addressed to the little court standing by his throne. The narrative is so vivid we seem to hear the sound of the cries of grief and terror which Eli heard, and to see the scene of dismay and confusion which those sightless eyes were prevented from looking on.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And when Eli heard the noise of the crying,…
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he asked the meaning of this tumult. The word signifies any confused noise, as the splashing of rain, (1Ki_18:41) but especially the din made by a multitude of people. (Job_39:7) It exactly expresses here the Babel of voices, all asking news at once, which at the coming of the messenger surged around the high priest"s throne. He demands the reason, and the uproar is quelled, while "the man hasted, and came and told Eli." Not came in, for Eli was without on the wayside, but simply came to Eli, being summoned thither by one of the Levites in attendance. Eli, as the chief ruler, was, of course, the person whom he sought, and immediately that he knew where he was, he hasted to him.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 The man
The man
"The man of Benjamin"
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