4:16 The man said to Eli, “I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!” Eli 1 asked, “How did things go, my son?” 4:17 The messenger replied, “Israel has fled from 2 the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!”
20:1 David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, 3 “What have I done? What is my offense? 4 How have I sinned before your father? For he is seeking my life!”
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “before.”
3 tn Heb “and he came and said before Jonathan.”
4 tn Heb “What is my guilt?”