1 Samuel 4:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 4:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 4:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
1 Samuel 4:14 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 4:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Samuel 4:14 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 4:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
1 Samuel 4:14 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 4:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
1 Samuel 4:14 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 4:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when Eli heard the noyse of the crying, he sayd, What meaneth this noyse of the tumult? and the man came in hastily, and tolde Eli.”
1 Samuel 4:14 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 4:14 in Context — 1 Samuel 4
12 And 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.
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.
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.
15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
16 And 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?
What Does 1 Samuel 4:14 Mean?
1 Samuel 4:14 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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