1 Samuel 4:18

4:18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli ¹  fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he ²  was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.

1 Samuel 11:7

11:7 He took a pair ³  of oxen and cut them up. Then he sent the pieces throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, who said, “Whoever does not go out after Saul and after Samuel should expect this to be done to his oxen!” Then the terror of the Lord fell on the people, and they went out as one army. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 17:49

17:49 David reached his hand into the bag and took out a stone. He slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank deeply into his forehead, and he fell down with his face to the ground.

1 Samuel 19:24

19:24 He even stripped off his clothes and prophesied before Samuel. He lay there ⁵  naked all that day and night. (For that reason it is asked, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”)

1 Samuel 20:41

20:41 When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, ⁶  knelt ⁷  with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.

1 Samuel 28:20

28:20 Saul quickly fell full length on the ground and was very afraid because of Samuel’s words. He was completely drained of energy, ⁸  not having eaten anything ⁹  all that day and night.

1 Samuel 31:4

31:4 Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and stab me with it! Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come, stab me, and torture me.” But his armor bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

[4:18]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:18]  ² tn Heb “the man.”

[11:7]  ³ tn Heb “yoke.”

[11:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “like one man.”

[19:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he fell down.”

[20:41]  ⁷ tc The translation follows the LXX in reading “the mound,” rather than the MT’s “the south.” It is hard to see what meaning the MT reading “from beside the south” would have as it stands, since such a location lacks specificity. The NIV treats it as an elliptical expression, rendering the phrase as “from the south side of the stone (rock NCV).” This is perhaps possible, but it seems better to follow the LXX rather than the MT here.

[20:41]  ⁸ tn Heb “fell.”

[28:20]  ⁹ tn Heb “also there was no strength in him.”

[28:20]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “food.”