1 Samuel 4:15

4:15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes looked straight ahead; ¹  he was unable to see.

1 Samuel 4:18

4:18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli ²  fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he ³  was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.

[4:15]  ¹ tn Heb “were set” or “were fixed,” i.e., without vision.

[4:18]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:18]  ³ tn Heb “the man.”