1 Samuel 2:22

2:22 Now Eli was very old when he heard about everything that his sons used to do to all the people of Israel ¹  and how they used to have sex with ²  the women who were stationed at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

1 Samuel 22:6

Saul Executes the Priests

22:6 But Saul found out the whereabouts of David and the men who were with him. ³  Now Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree at an elevated location with his spear in hand and all his servants stationed around him.

1 Samuel 22:17

22:17 Then the king said to the messengers ⁴  who were stationed beside him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, for they too have sided ⁵  with David! They knew he was fleeing, but they did not inform me.” But the king’s servants refused to harm ⁶  the priests of the Lord.

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¹ tn Heb “to all Israel.”

² tn Heb “lie with.”

³ tn Heb “and Saul heard that David and the men who were with him were known.”

⁴ tn Heb “runners.”

⁵ tn Heb “their hand is.”

⁶ tn Heb “to extend their hand to harm.”