1 Samuel 7:5

7:5 Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord on your behalf.”

1 Samuel 7:1

7:1 Then the people ¹  of Kiriath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord; they brought it to the house of Abinadab located on the hill. They consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the Lord.

1 Samuel 15:22

15:22 Then Samuel said,

“Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices

as much as he does in obedience? ² 

Certainly, ³  obedience ⁴  is better than sacrifice;

paying attention is better than ⁵  the fat of rams.

Hosea 5:1

Announcement of Sin and Judgment

5:1 Hear this, you priests!

Pay attention, you Israelites! ⁶ 

Listen closely, ⁷  O king! ⁸ 

For judgment is about to overtake you! ⁹ 

For you were like a trap ¹⁰  to Mizpah, ¹¹ 

like a net ¹²  spread out to catch Tabor. ¹³ 

[7:1]  ¹ tn Heb “men.”

[15:22]  ² tn Heb “as [in] listening to the voice of the Lord.”

[15:22]  ³ tn Heb “look.”

[15:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “listening.”

[15:22]  ⁵ tn The expression “is better” is understood here by ellipsis (see the immediately preceding statement).

[5:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “O house of Israel” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV); NLT “all of Israel’s leaders.”

[5:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “Use the ear”; ASV “give ear.”

[5:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “O house of the king” (so KJV); NIV “O royal house.”

[5:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “for the judgment is to you”; or “For this accusation is against you.” Cf. NIV “This judgment is against you.”

[5:1]  ¹⁰ sn The noun פַּח (pakh, “trap”) is used (1) literally of a bird-trap, used in similes and metaphors (Amos 3:5; Prov 7:23; Eccl 9:12), and (2) figuratively to refer to (a) calamities and plots (Job 18:9; 22:10; Pss 91:3; 119:110; 124:7; 140:6; 141:9; 142:4; Prov 22:5; Isa 24:17-18; Jer 18:22; 48:43-44; Hos 9:8) and (b) a source of calamity (Josh 23:13; Pss 11:6; 69:23; Isa 8:14; Hos 5:1; BDB 809 s.v. פַּח).

[5:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “you were a trap to Mizpah.”

[5:1]  ¹² sn The noun רֶשֶׁת (reshet, “net”) is used (1) literally of a net used to catch birds (Prov 1:17) and (2) in figurative descriptions of the wicked plotting to ensnare their victims (Prov 29:5; Pss 9:16; 10:9; 25:15; 31:5; 35:7; 57:7; 140:6; Job 18:8; BDB 440 s.v. רֶשֶׁת).

[5:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “and a net spread out over Tabor.”