1 Samuel 2:34

2:34 This will be a confirming sign for you that will be fulfilled through your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: in a single day they both will die!

1 Samuel 5:6

5:6 The Lord attacked the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.

1 Samuel 14:29

14:29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed when I tasted just a little of this honey.

1 Samuel 17:50

17:50 David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand.

1 Samuel 19:8

19:8 Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him.


tn Heb “and this to you [is] the sign which will come to both of your sons.”

tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was heavy upon.”

tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

tc The LXX and Vulgate add the following: “And mice multiplied in their land, and the terror of death was throughout the entire city.”

tc The LXX reads “saw.” See v. 27.

tc Most LXX mss lack v. 50.

tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.

tn Heb “and he struck them down with a great blow.”