And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Stool. Hebrew cisse; "a throne or tribunal "where Heli sat to decide any controversies, and where he had blessed the mother of Samuel. (Calmet) God. He had great reason to fear that this was the day when his sons would perish, and he apprehended that the ark would be in danger. (Haydock)

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