C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 4:15
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1 Samuel4:15
1Sa 4:15
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.
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