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1 Samuel 4:18

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 18 At the moment he mentioned the Ark of the true God, Eʹli fell backward from his seat beside the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for he was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for 40 years.

1 Samuel 4:18

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 18 And it came about that at the moment that he mentioned* the ark of the [true] God, he began to fall from the seat backward beside the gate, and his neck got broken so that he died, because the man was old and heavy; and he himself had judged Israel forty years.

1 Samuel 4:18

The Bible in Living English
- 18 ** And when he mentioned the ark of God ʽEli fell backward off his chair at the side of the gate, and his neck was broken, and he died—for the man was old and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

1 Samuel 4:18

American Standard Version
- 18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

1 Samuel 4:18

The Emphasized Bible
- 18 And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from off his seat backwards at the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died, for old was the man, and heavy,—and he had judged Israel forty years.

1 Samuel 4:18

King James Version
- 18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.