Text -- 1 Samuel 4:18 (NET)

4:18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Sa 4:18

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “the man.”