1 Samuel 4:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
1 Samuel 4:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 4:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 4:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The man said to Eli, “I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army.” He said, “How did the matter go, my son?””
1 Samuel 4:16 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 4:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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, How went the matter, my son? ”
1 Samuel 4:16 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 4:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the man saith unto Eli, `I <FI>am<Fi> he who hath come out of the ranks, and I out of the ranks have fled to-day;' and he saith, `What hath been the matter, my son?'”
1 Samuel 4:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 4:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the battle, and I have fled to-day out of the battle. And he said, What has taken place, my son? ”
1 Samuel 4:16 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 4:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the man sayd vnto Eli, I came from the armie, and I fled this day out of the hoste: and he sayd, What thing is done, my sonne?”
1 Samuel 4:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 4:16 in Context — 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.
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?
17 And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
What Does 1 Samuel 4:16 Mean?
1 Samuel 4:16 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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