5:9 But after it had been moved the Lord attacked 1 that city as well, causing a great deal of panic. He struck all the people of that city 2 with sores. 3
11:11 The next day Saul placed the people in three groups. They went to the Ammonite camp during the morning watch and struck them 4 down until the hottest part of the day. The survivors scattered; no two of them remained together.
14:13 Jonathan crawled up on his hands and feet, with his armor bearer following behind him. Jonathan struck down the Philistines, 5 while his armor bearer came along behind him and killed them. 6
17:50 8 David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand. 9
22:18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests. He killed on that day eighty-five 10 men who wore the linen ephod.
1 tn Heb “the hand of the
2 tn Heb “and he struck the men of the city from small and to great.”
3 tn See the note on this term in v. 6. Cf. KJV “and they had emerods in their secret parts.”
4 tn Heb “Ammon.” By metonymy the name “Ammon” is used collectively for the soldiers in the Ammonite army.
5 tn Heb “and they fell before Jonathan.”
6 tn Heb “and the one carrying his equipment was killing after him.”
7 tc The LXX includes here the following words not found in the MT: “Should I not go and smite him, and remove today reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised one?”
8 tc Most LXX
9 tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.
10 tc The number is confused in the Greek