Discovery Box1 Samuel 13:9 
Context13:9 So Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” Then he offered a burnt offering.
1 Samuel 14:18
Context14:18 So Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring near the ephod,” 1 for he was at that time wearing the ephod. 2
1 Samuel 16:17
Context16:17 So Saul said to his servants, “Find 3 me a man who plays well and bring him to me.”
1 Samuel 23:9
Context23:9 When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him, 4 he told Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod!”
1 tc Heb “the ark of God.” It seems unlikely that Saul would call for the ark, which was several miles away in Kiriath-jearim (see 1 Sam 7:2). The LXX and an Old Latin
2 tc Heb “for the ark of God was in that day, and the sons of Israel.” The translation follows the text of some Greek manuscripts. See the previous note.
3 tn Heb “see.”
4 tn Heb “Saul was planning the evil against him.”
