17:44 The Philistine said to David, “Come here to me, so I can give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the field!” 1
1 Samuel 2:28
2:28 I chose your ancestor 2 from all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifice on my altar, to burn incense, and to bear the ephod before me. I gave to your ancestor’s house all the fire offerings made by the Israelites.
1 tc Many medieval Hebrew mss have “the earth” here, instead of the MT’s “the field.”
2 tnHeb “him”; the referent (Eli’s ancestor, i.e., Aaron) has been specified in the translation for clarity.