15. Now Eli was 98 years old; his eyes were dim so that he could not see.
16. The man said to Eli, I have come from the battle; I fled from the battle today. Eli said, How did it go, my son?
17. The messenger replied, Israel fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Also your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is captured.