“I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.
Jewish Publication Society of America Version (JPS1917) - 1 Samuel 4:16 >And the man said unto Eli: 'I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army.' And he said: 'How went the matter, my son?'