Meanwhile for forty days the Philistine approached every morning and evening and took his position.

Saul was [thirty] ¹  years old when he began to reign; he ruled over Israel for [forty] ²  years.

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.