11. The Ark of God was captured, and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were killed.
12. A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battlefield and arrived at Shiloh later that same day. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head to show his grief.
13. Eli was waiting beside the road to hear the news of the battle, for his heart trembled for the safety of the Ark of God. When the messenger arrived and told what had happened, an outcry resounded throughout the town.
14. “What is all the noise about?” Eli asked.The messenger rushed over to Eli,
15. who was ninety-eight years old and blind.
16. He said to Eli, “I have just come from the battlefield—I was there this very day.”“What happened, my son?” Eli demanded.