14. When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What is this uproar? And the man came hastily and told Eli.
15. Now Eli was 98 years old; his eyes were dim so that he could not see.
16. The man said to Eli, I have come from the battle; I fled from the battle today. Eli said, How did it go, my son?
17. The messenger replied, Israel fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Also your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is captured.
18. And when he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell off the seat backward by the side of the gate. His neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.