1 Samuel 9:18

9:18 As Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate, he said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”

1 Samuel 21:13

21:13 He altered his behavior in their presence. ¹  Since he was in their power, ²  he pretended to be insane, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting his saliva run down his beard.

1 Samuel 4:18

4:18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli ³  fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he ⁴  was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.

¹ tn Heb “in their eyes.”

² tn Heb “in their hand.”

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “the man.”