Kings I 4:16

16 And Heli said to them that stood round about him, What the voice of this sound? And the man hasted and advanced to Heli, and said to him, I am he that is come out of the camp, and I have fled from the battle to-day: and Heli said, What the even, son?

Kings I 4:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 4:16

Baanah the son of Hushai [was] in Asher
In the tribe of Asher; a very plentiful tribe, particularly for oil; this officer was perhaps the son of Hushai, the Archite, David's friend, and, it may be, promoted for his sake: and in Aloth;
which signifies ascensions, mountains went upon by steps; near to this place was an high mountain, called the ladder of Tyre ^F20; perhaps that and the parts adjacent may be meant here.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Vid. Joseph. de Bello Jud. l. 2. c. 10. sect. 2.

Kings I 4:16 In-Context

14 And Heli heard the sound of the cry, and said, What the voice of this cry? and the men hasted and went in, and reported to Heli.

15 Now Heli ninety years old, and his eyes were fixed, and he saw not.

16 And Heli said to them that stood round about him, What the voice of this sound? And the man hasted and advanced to Heli, and said to him, I am he that is come out of the camp, and I have fled from the battle to-day: and Heli said, What the even, son?

17 And they young man answered and said, The men of Israel fled from 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 And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from the seat backward near the gate, and his back was broken, and he died, for an old man and heavy: and he judged Israel twenty years.