1 Samuel 3:3
3:3 and the lamp of God had not yet been extinguished. Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord as well; the ark of God was also there.
1 Samuel 4:6
4:6 When the Philistines heard the sound of the shout, they said, “What is this loud shout in the camp of the Hebrews?” Then they realized that the ark of the Lord had arrived at the camp.
1 Samuel 4:17-18
4:17 The messenger replied, “Israel has fled from 1 the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!”
4:18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli 2 fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he 3 was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.
1 Samuel 4:21
4:21 She named the boy Ichabod, 4 saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” referring to the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.
1 Samuel 5:3
5:3 When the residents of Ashdod got up early the next day, 5 Dagon was lying on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set him back in his place.
1 Samuel 5:7
5:7 When the people 6 of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel should not remain with us, for he has attacked 7 both us and our god Dagon!”
1 Samuel 6:2
6:2 the Philistines called the priests and the omen readers, saying, “What should we do with the ark of the Lord? Advise us as to how we should send it back to its place.”
1 Samuel 6:8
6:8 Then take the ark of the Lord and place it on the cart, and put in a chest beside it the gold objects you are sending to him as a guilt offering. You should then send it on its way.
1 Samuel 6:21
6:21 So they sent messengers to the residents of Kiriath Jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Come down here and take it back home with you.”
1 tn Heb “before.”
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “the man.”
4 sn The name Ichabod (אִי־כָבוֹד) may mean, “Where is the glory?”
5 tc The LXX adds “they entered the temple of Dagon and saw.”
6 tn Heb “men.”
7 tn Heb “for his hand is severe upon.”