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 17:26

17:26 David asked the men who were standing near him, “What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and frees Israel from this humiliation? ³  For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he defies the armies of the living God?”

1 Samuel 17:39

17:39 David strapped on his sword over his fighting attire and tried to walk around, but he was not used to them. ⁴  David said to Saul, “I can’t walk in these things, for I’m not used to them.” So David removed them.

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

[4:18]  ² tn Heb “the man.”

[17:26]  ³ tn Heb “and turns aside humiliation from upon Israel.”

[17:39]  ⁵ tn Heb “he had not tested.”