17:16 Meanwhile for forty days the Philistine approached every morning and evening and took his position.
4:18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli 1 fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he 2 was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “the man.”