14. Eli heard the crying and asked, “What’s all this noise?”The Benjaminite ran to Eli and told him what had happened.
15. Eli was now 98 years old, and he was blind.
16. The Benjaminite told him, “I have come from the battle. I ran all the way here today.”Eli asked, “What happened, my son?”
17. The Benjaminite answered, “Israel ran away from the Philistines. The Israelite army has lost many soldiers. Your two sons are both dead. And the Philistines have taken the Ark of the Covenant of God.”