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.
1 tn Heb “were set” or “were fixed,” i.e., without vision.
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “the man.”