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A Blind Leader Hears Disaster
Commentators paint a vivid picture of the blind high priest, Eli, hearing the disaster before he is told of it. He couldn't see the messenger's torn clothes, but he heard the "wail of woe" and "clamorous shrieks" that erupted in the city as the people saw the signs of defeat. This detail emphasizes his isolation and the dramatic tension of the moment.
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1 Samuel
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 4:14
19th Century
Bishop
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 …
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 4:14
17th Century
Pastor
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying
The shrieks of the men and women, which were very clamorous and terrible.…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 4:12–18
17th Century
Minister
The defeat of the army was very distressing to Eli as a judge; the news of the death of his two sons, to whom he had been so indulgent, and who, as…