Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 1 Samuel 4:15

Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 1 Samuel 4:15 - 4:15

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Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 1 Samuel 4:15 - 4:15

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4:1 - 4:1
4:3 - 4:3
4:5 - 4:5
4:6 - 4:6
4:9 - 4:9
4:10 - 4:10
4:12 - 4:12
4:15 - 4:15
4:16 - 4:16
4:19 - 4:19

Eli was ninety-eight years old, and “his eyes stood,” i.e., were stiff, so that he could no more see (vid., 1Ki 14:4). This is a description of the so-called black cataract (amaurosis), which generally occurs at a very great age from paralysis of the optic nerves.