1 Samuel 31:1

The Death of Saul

31:1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. The men of Israel fled from the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

1 Samuel 31:3

31:3 Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; ¹  the archers ²  spotted him and wounded him severely.

1 Samuel 31:2

31:2 The Philistines stayed right on the heels ³  of Saul and his sons. They ⁴  struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

1 Samuel 1:6

1:6 Her rival wife used to upset her and make her worry, ⁵  for the Lord had not enabled her to have children.

1 Samuel 1:21

Hannah Dedicates Samuel to the Lord

1:21 This man Elkanah went up with all his family to make the yearly sacrifice to the Lord and to keep his vow,

[31:3]  ¹ tn Heb “and the battle was heavy against Saul.”

[31:3]  ² tn Heb “the shooters, men with the bow.”

[31:2]  ³ tn Heb “stuck close after.”

[31:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “the Philistines.”

[1:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “and her rival wife grieved her, even [with] grief so as to worry her.”