2:6 The Lord both kills and gives life;
he brings down to the grave 1 and raises up.
2:7 The Lord impoverishes and makes wealthy;
he humbles and he exalts.
16:6 When they arrived, Samuel 2 noticed 3 Eliab and said to himself, 4 “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!” 5
1 tn Heb “Sheol”; NAB “the nether world”; CEV “the world of the dead.”
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Samuel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “saw.”
4 tn Heb “said”; the words “to himself” are implied, given the secrecy surrounding Samuel’s mission to Bethlehem (v. 2).
5 tn Heb “his anointed one.”