1 Samuel 5:10
5:10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron.
But when the ark of God arrived at Ekron, the residents of Ekron cried out saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here 1 to kill our 2 people!”
1 Samuel 12:8
12:8 When Jacob entered Egypt, your ancestors cried out to the
Lord. The
Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and they led your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
1 Samuel 12:10
12:10 Then they cried out to the
Lord and admitted,
3 ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the
Lord and have served the Baals and the images of Ashtoreth.
4 Now deliver us from the hand of our enemies so that we may serve you.’
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1 tn Heb “to me.”
2 tn Heb “my.”
3 tn Heb “and said.”
4 tn Heb “the Ashtarot” (plural). The words “images of” are supplied in both vv. 3 and 4 for clarity.
5 tn After the imperative, the prefixed verbal form with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose/result.