LXX 1 Samuel 4:18
LXX:
And it happened as the ark of God was mentioned, that he fell from the chair backwardly, being next to the gate, and his back was broken, and he died, for the man was old and heavy; and he judged Israel forty years.
Greek:
και εγένετο ως εμνήσθη της κιβωτού του θεού και έπεσεν από του δίφρου οπισθίως εχόμενος της πύλης και συνετρίβη ο νώτος αυτού και απέθανεν ότι πρεσβύτης ην ο άνθρωπος και βαρύς και αυτός έκρινε τον Ισραήλ τεσσαράκοντα έτη
Topics:
ARK • CORPULENCY • ELI • GATES • ISRAEL • JUDGE • PARENTS • PATRIOTISM • PRIEST • SHILOH
MT:
Masoretic Text