1 Samuel 2:11

2:11 Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the Lord under the supervision of ¹  Eli the priest.

1 Samuel 3:12

3:12 On that day I will carry out ²  against Eli everything that I spoke about his house – from start to finish!

1 Samuel 7:17

7:17 Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged ³  Israel there and built an altar to the Lord there.

1 Samuel 24:22

24:22 David promised Saul this on oath. ⁴  Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.

1 Samuel 25:17

25:17 Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. ⁵  He is such a wicked person ⁶  that no one tells him anything!”

[2:11]  ¹ tn Heb “with [or “before”] the face of.”

[3:12]  ² tn Or “fulfill.”

[7:17]  ³ tn Or perhaps “settled disputes for” (cf. NLT “would hear cases there”; NRSV “administered justice there”).

[24:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “and David swore an oath to Saul.”

[25:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “all his house” (so ASV, NRSV); NAB, NLT “his whole family.”

[25:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “he is a son of worthlessness.”