14. When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, “What is this uproar?” Then the man hurried and came and told Eli.
15. Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes were set so that he could not see.
16. And the man said to Eli, “I am he who has come from the battle; I fled from the battle today.” And he said, “How did it go, my son?”
17. He who brought the news answered and said, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has also been a great defeat among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”