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.
But when the ark of God arrived at Ekron, the residents of Ekron cried out saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here 1 to kill our 2 people!”
16:4 Samuel did what the Lord told him. 5 When he arrived in Bethlehem, 6 the elders of the city were afraid to meet him. They 7 said, “Do you come in peace?”
1 tn Heb “to me.”
2 tn Heb “my.”
3 tc Two medieval Hebrew
tn Heb “they”; the referents (Saul and his servant) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “said.”
6 map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.
7 tc In the MT the verb is singular (“he said”), but the translation follows many medieval Hebrew
8 tn Heb “the guard of the equipment.”
9 tn Heb “he” (also in v. 23). the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.