1 Samuel 14:3

14:3 Now Ahijah was carrying ¹  an ephod. He was the son of Ahitub, who was the brother of Ichabod and a son of Phineas, son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh. The army was unaware that Jonathan had left.

1 Samuel 17:28

17:28 When David’s ²  oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, he became angry ³  with David and said, “Why have you come down here? To whom did you entrust those few sheep in the desert? I am familiar with your pride and deceit! ⁴  You have come down here to watch the battle!”

1 Samuel 20:29

20:29 He said, ‘Permit me to go, ⁵  for we are having a family sacrifice in the city, and my brother urged ⁶  me to be there. So now, if I have found favor with you, let me go ⁷  to see my brothers.’ For that reason he has not come to the king’s table.”

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¹ tn Heb “bearing.” Many English versions understand this verb to mean “wearing” (cf. KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NLT).

² tn Heb “his”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “the anger of Eliab became hot.”

⁴ tn Heb “the wickedness of your heart.”

⁵ tn Heb “send me.”

⁶ tn Heb “commanded.”

⁷ tn Heb “be released [from duty].”