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 17:52

17:52 Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward, shouting a battle cry. ³  They chased the Philistines to the valley ⁴  and to the very gates of Ekron. The Philistine corpses lay fallen along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

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

[4:18]  ² tn Heb “the man.”

[17:52]  ³ tn Heb “arose and cried out.”

[17:52]  ⁴ tc Most of the LXX ms tradition has here “Gath.”