1 Samuel 2:6

2:6 The Lord both kills and gives life;

he brings down to the grave ¹  and raises up.

1 Samuel 2:25

2:25 If a man sins against a man, one may appeal to God on his behalf. But if a man sins against the Lord, who then will intercede for him?” But Eli’s sons ²  would not listen to their father, for the Lord had decided ³  to kill them.

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¹ tn Heb “Sheol”; NAB “the nether world”; CEV “the world of the dead.”

² tn Heb “they”; the referent (Eli’s sons) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “desired.”