1Sa 4:15 | KD | STEP | Eli was ninety-eight years old, and “ his eyes stood ,” i.e., were stiff, so that he could no more see (vid., 1Ki 14:4). This is a description of the so-called black cataract ( amaurosis ), which generally occurs at a very great age from paralysis of the optic nerves.

‏ 1 Samuel 4:15

Eli was ninety-eight years old, and “his eyes stood,” i.e., were stiff, so that he could no more see (vid., 1Ki 14:4). This is a description of the so-called black cataract (amaurosis), which generally occurs at a very great age from paralysis of the optic nerves.