The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

The sons of Eli were wicked men. They did not recognize the Lord’s authority.

In his old age Samuel appointed his sons as judges over Israel.

So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men died together that day.

The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were killed.

But his sons did not follow his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.

Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to war. The names of the three sons who went to war were Eliab, his firstborn, Abinadab, the second oldest, and Shammah, the third oldest.

But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped and fled to David. His name was Abiathar.

Now David was the youngest. While the three oldest sons followed Saul,

This ought not to be, my sons! For the report that I hear circulating among the Lord’s people is not good.

Jesse presented seven of his sons to Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”

Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he used to give meat portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.

There was nothing missing, whether small or great. He retrieved sons and daughters, the plunder, and everything else they had taken. David brought everything back.

This will be a confirming sign for you that will be fulfilled through your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: in a single day they both will die!

The sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malki-Shua. He had two daughters; the older one was named Merab and the younger Michal.

The next day, when the Philistines came to strip loot from the corpses, they discovered Saul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.

When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned. Their wives, sons, and daughters had been taken captive.

So the Lord graciously attended to Hannah, and she was able to conceive and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up at the Lord’s sanctuary.

They said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons don’t follow your ways. So now appoint over us a king to lead us, just like all the other nations have.”

Finally her husband Elkanah said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep and not eat? Why are you so sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”