1 Samuel 4:16

16 The man said, "I have escaped from the battle and have run all the way here today." Eli asked him, "What happened, my son?"

1 Samuel 4:16 In-Context

14 Eli heard the noise and asked, "What is all this noise about?" The man hurried to Eli to tell him the news
15 (Eli was now ninety-eight years old and almost completely blind.)
16 The man said, "I have escaped from the battle and have run all the way here today." Eli asked him, "What happened, my son?"
17 The messenger answered, "Israel ran away from the Philistines; it was a terrible defeat for us! Besides that, your sons Hophni and Phinehas were killed, and God's Covenant Box was captured!"
18 When the man mentioned the Covenant Box, Eli fell backward from his seat beside the gate. He was so old and fat that the fall broke his neck, and he died. He had been a leader in Israel for forty years.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.