1 Samuel 3:2

WEB

²At that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

KJV

²And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

BSB

²And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.

FBV

²One evening, Eli had gone to bed in his room. His eyes were now so weak that he couldn't see.

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Extra References

1 Samuel 4:15

¹⁵Now Eli was ninety-eight years old. His eyes were set, so that he could not see.

Genesis 48:10

¹⁰Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn’t see well. Joseph brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

Genesis 27:1

¹When Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, “My son?” He said to him, “Here I am.”

Psalms 90:10

¹⁰The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.

¹⁹His father refused, and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a multitude of nations.”

1 Samuel 2:22

²²Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did to all Israel, and how that they slept with the women who served at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

Ecclesiastes 12:3

³in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look out of the windows are darkened,