1 Samuel 2:28

2:28 I chose your ancestor ¹  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 Samuel 7:10

7:10 As Samuel was offering burnt offerings, the Philistines approached to do battle with Israel. ²  But on that day the Lord thundered loudly against the Philistines. He caused them to panic, and they were defeated by ³  Israel.

1 Samuel 28:19

28:19 The Lord will hand you and Israel over to the Philistines! ⁴  Tomorrow both you and your sons will be with me. ⁵  The Lord will also hand the army ⁶  of Israel over to the Philistines!”

1 Samuel 31:7

31:7 When the men of Israel who were in the valley and across the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled. The Philistines came and occupied them.

¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Eli’s ancestor, i.e., Aaron) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “approached for battle against Israel.”

³ tn Heb “before.”

³ tn Heb “And the Lord will give also Israel along with you into the hand of the Philistines.”

⁴ tc With the exception of the Lucianic recension, the LXX has here “and tomorrow you and your sons with you will fall.”

⁵ tn Heb “camp.”