1 Samuel 3:18

3:18 So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli 1  said, “The Lord will do what he pleases.” 2 

1 Samuel 5:6

5:6 The Lord attacked 3  the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of 4  both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores. 5 

1 Samuel 7:13

7:13 So the Philistines were defeated; they did not invade Israel again. The hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

1 Samuel 14:10

14:10 But if they say, ‘Come up against us,’ we will go up. For in that case the Lord has given them into our hand – it will be a sign to us.”

1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Heb “what is good in his eyes.”

3 tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was heavy upon.”

4 tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

5 tc The LXX and Vulgate add the following: “And mice multiplied in their land, and the terror of death was throughout the entire city.”

tn Or “tumors” (so ASV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NCV “growths on their skin”; KJV “emerods”; NAB “hemorrhoids.”