1 Samuel 2:14-15

2:14 He would jab it into the basin, kettle, caldron, or pot, and everything that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is what they used to do to all the Israelites ¹  when they came there to Shiloh.

2:15 Even before they burned the fat, the priest’s attendant would come and say to the person who was making the sacrifice, “Hand over some meat for the priest to roast! He won’t take boiled meat from you, but only raw.” ² 

1 Samuel 4:3

4:3 When the army ³  came back to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why did the Lord let us be defeated today by ⁴  the Philistines? Let’s take with us the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Shiloh. When it is with us, it will save us ⁵  from the hand of our enemies.

1 Samuel 9:7

9:7 So Saul said to his servant, “All right, ⁶  we can go. But what can we bring the man, since the food in our bags is used up? We have no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”

1 Samuel 21:9

David Goes to Gath

21:9 The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the valley of Elah, is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod. If you wish, take it for yourself. Other than that, there’s nothing here.” David said, “There’s nothing like it! Give it to me!”

1 Samuel 24:11

24:11 Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning ⁷  evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.

1 Samuel 25:29

25:29 When someone sets out to chase you and to take your life, the life of my lord will be wrapped securely in the bag ⁸  of the living by the Lord your God. But he will sling away the lives of your enemies from the sling’s pocket!

1 Samuel 30:22

30:22 But all the evil and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Since they didn’t go with us, ⁹  we won’t give them any of the loot we retrieved! They may take only their wives and children. Let them lead them away and be gone!”

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¹ tn Heb “to all Israel.”

² tn Heb “living.”

³ tn Or “people.”

⁴ tn Heb “before.”

⁵ tn Heb “and it will come in our midst and it will save.” After the cohortative (see “let’s take”), the prefixed verbal forms with the prefixed conjunction indicate purpose or result. The translation understands the ark to be the subject of the third masculine singular verbs, although it is possible to understand the Lord as the subject. In the latter case, one should translate, “when he is with us, he will save us.”

⁶ tn Heb “look.”

⁷ tn Heb “there is not in my hand.”

⁸ tn Cf. KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV “bundle”; NLT “treasure pouch.”

⁹ tc Heb “with me.” The singular is used rather than the plural because the group is being treated as a singular entity, in keeping with Hebrew idiom. It is not necessary to read “with us,” rather than the MT “with me,” although the plural can be found here in a few medieval Hebrew mss. See also the LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate, although these versions may simply reflect an understanding of the idiom as found in the MT rather than a different textual reading.