1 Samuel 5:11

5:11 So they assembled ¹  all the leaders of the Philistines and said, “Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us ²  and our ³  people!” The terror ⁴  of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there. ⁵ 

1 Samuel 20:31

20:31 For as long as ⁶  this son of Jesse is alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established. Now, send some men ⁷  and bring him to me. For he is as good as dead!” ⁸ 

1 Samuel 26:16

26:16 This failure on your part isn’t good! ⁹  As surely as the Lord lives, you people who have not protected your lord, the Lord’s chosen one, are as good as dead! ¹⁰  Now look where the king’s spear and the jug of water that was by his head are!”

[5:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and they sent and gathered.”

[5:11]  ² tn Heb “me.”

[5:11]  ³ tn Heb “my.”

[5:11]  ⁴ tn Or “panic.”

[5:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “the hand of God was very heavy there.”

[20:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “all the days that.”

[20:31]  ⁷ tn The words “some men” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[20:31]  ⁸ tn Heb “a son of death.”

[26:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Not good [is] this thing which you have done.”

[26:16]  ¹² tn Heb “you are sons of death.”