1 Samuel 4:4

4:4 So the army ¹  sent to Shiloh, and they took from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts who sits between the cherubim. Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

1 Samuel 11:7

11:7 He took a pair ²  of oxen and cut them up. Then he sent the pieces throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, who said, “Whoever does not go out after Saul and after Samuel should expect this to be done to his oxen!” Then the terror of the Lord fell on the people, and they went out as one army. ³ 

1 Samuel 13:2

13:2 Saul selected for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel; ⁴  the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. ⁵  He sent all the rest of the people back home. ⁶ 

1 Samuel 25:39

25:39 When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, “Praised be the Lord who has vindicated me and avenged the insult that I suffered from Nabal! ⁷  The Lord has kept his servant from doing evil, and he has repaid Nabal for his evil deeds.” ⁸  Then David sent word to Abigail and asked her to become his wife.

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¹ tn Or “people.”

² tn Heb “yoke.”

³ tn Heb “like one man.”

⁴ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁵ tn Heb “at Gibeah of Benjamin.” The words “in the territory” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “each one to his tents.”

⁷ tn Heb “who has argued the case of my insult from the hand of Nabal.”

⁸ tn Heb “his servant he has held back from evil, and the evil of Nabal the Lord has turned back on his head.”