1 Samuel 2:8

2:8 He lifts the weak ¹  from the dust;

he raises ²  the poor from the ash heap

to seat them with princes

and to bestow on them an honored position. ³ 

The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord,

and he has placed the world on them.

1 Samuel 4:13

4:13 When he arrived in Shiloh, Eli was sitting in his chair watching by the side of ⁴  the road, for he was very worried ⁵  about the ark of God. As the man entered the city to give his report, ⁶  the whole city cried out.

1 Samuel 4:18

4:18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli ⁷  fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he ⁸  was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.

[2:8]  ¹ tn Or “lowly”; Heb “insignificant.”

[2:8]  ² tn The imperfect verbal form, which is parallel to the participle in the preceding line, is best understood here as indicating what typically happens.

[2:8]  ³ tn Heb “a seat of honor.”

[4:13]  ⁴ tc Read with many medieval Hebrew mss, the Qere, and much versional evidence יַד (yad, “hand”) rather than MT יַךְ (yakh).

[4:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “his heart was trembling.”

[4:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the man came to report in the city.”

[4:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “the man.”