1 Samuel 3:2

3:2 Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,

1 Samuel 4:15

4:15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes looked straight ahead; ¹  he was unable to see.

¹ tn Heb “were set” or “were fixed,” i.e., without vision.