Thomson(i)
12 And there ran a Jeminite from the battle, and came to Selom the same day, with his clothes rent and dust on his head.
13 And when he came, lo! Eli was sitting on his seat, by the gate, watching the way; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man went into the city, and told the news, the city raised a cry.
14 And upon hearing the sound of the cry, Eli said, What noise of crying is this? Then the man came in haste, and told Eli.
15 Now Eli was ninety years of age, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see.
16 And just as Eli said to the men who stood round him, What noise of crying is this? The man came in haste to Eli, and said to him, I am he who came from the army, and fled to-day from the engagement. Whereupon Eli said, What was the issue, my son?
17 And the young man in reply, said, Israel fled before the face of the Philistines, and there was a great slaughter among the people, and both thy sons are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
18 Soon as he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward from his seat by the gate, and his back was broken, and he died; for he was an old man and heavy. Now he had judged Israel twenty years.