1 Samuel 3:2 meaning and explanation
And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.
1 Samuel 3:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Eli is the elderly high priest at Shiloh, and the narrator notes that his eyesight had grown so dim he could not see. This is a plain fact about his age, but it also sets the scene for what follows: the boy Samuel will see and hear what Eli cannot, and Eli will need Samuel to tell him what God said.
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