1 Samuel 4:14

14 Et Héli, entendant ces clameurs, dit: Que veut dire ce bruit, ce tumulte? Et cet homme, se hâtant, vint à Héli, et lui raconta tout.

1 Samuel 4:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 4:14

And when Eli heard the noise of the crying
The shrieks of the men and women, which were very clamorous and terrible. Eli had his hearing, though not his sight; he could not see the distress in their countenances, but he heard the lamentations they made:

and said, what meaneth the noise of this tumult?
it seems the people ran about, wringing their hands, and making doleful shrieks; the noise of which Eli heard, and the meaning of which he inquired after, or what should be the cause of it:

and the man came in hastily, and told Eli;
or made haste, and came to him, and related all that is later expressed; for Eli was not in any house, but on a seat by the way side, and therefore could not be said to come "in" to him; but he came to him, where he was, being brought by some of the citizens Eli had inquired of what should be the meaning of this noise; and therefore without delay the man was hastened to give the whole account unto him, as it was highly proper he should, being the supreme magistrate.

1 Samuel 4:14 In-Context

12 Or, un homme de Benjamin s'enfuit de la bataille, et arriva à Silo ce jour-là, les vêtements déchirés, et de la poussière sur la tête;

13 Et comme il arrivait, voici, Héli était assis sur son siège à côté du chemin, en attente; car son cœur tremblait à cause de l'arche de Dieu. Cet homme entra donc dans la ville pour porter ces nouvelles, et toute la ville se mit à crier.

14 Et Héli, entendant ces clameurs, dit: Que veut dire ce bruit, ce tumulte? Et cet homme, se hâtant, vint à Héli, et lui raconta tout.

15 Or, Héli était âgé de quatre-vingt-dix-huit ans, et ses yeux étaient fixes, et il ne pouvait plus voir.

16 L'homme dit donc à Héli: C'est moi qui viens de la bataille; et je me suis échappé de la bataille aujourd'hui. Et Héli dit: Qu'est-il arrivé, mon fils?