Discovery Box1 Samuel 2:13 
Context2:13 Now the priests would always treat the people in the following way: 1 Whenever anyone was making a sacrifice, while the meat was boiling, the priest’s attendant would come with a three-pronged fork 2 in his hand.
1 Samuel 5:7
Context5:7 When the people 3 of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel should not remain with us, for he has attacked 4 both us and our god Dagon!”
1 Samuel 5:9-10
Context5:9 But after it had been moved the Lord attacked 5 that city as well, causing a great deal of panic. He struck all the people of that city 6 with sores. 7 5:10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron.
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 8 to kill our 9 people!”
1 Samuel 7:1
Context7:1 Then the people 10 of Kiriath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord; they brought it to the house of Abinadab located on the hill. They consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the Lord.
1 Samuel 7:6
Context7:6 After they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the Lord. They fasted on that day, and they confessed 11 there, “We have sinned against the Lord.” So Samuel led 12 the people of Israel at Mizpah.
1 Samuel 8:7
Context8:7 The Lord said to Samuel, “Do everything the people request of you. 13 For it is not you that they have rejected, but it is me that they have rejected as their king.
1 Samuel 9:2
Context9:2 He had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. There was no one among the Israelites more handsome than he was; he stood head and shoulders above all the people.
1 Samuel 9:22
Context9:22 Then Samuel brought 14 Saul and his servant into the room and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited. There were about thirty people present.
1 Samuel 10:11
Context10:11 When everyone who had known him previously saw him prophesying with the prophets, the people all asked one another, “What on earth has happened to the son of Kish? Does even Saul belong with the prophets?”
1 Samuel 11:5
Context11:5 Now Saul was walking behind the 15 oxen as he came from the field. Saul asked, “What has happened to the people? Why are they weeping?” So they told him about 16 the men of Jabesh.
1 Samuel 11:11
Context11:11 The next day Saul placed the people in three groups. They went to the Ammonite camp during the morning watch and struck them 17 down until the hottest part of the day. The survivors scattered; no two of them remained together.
1 Samuel 11:15
Context11:15 So all the people went to Gilgal, where 18 they established Saul as king in the Lord’s presence. They offered up peace offerings there in the Lord’s presence. Saul and all the Israelites were very happy.
1 Samuel 12:19-20
Context12:19 All the people said to Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God on behalf of us – your servants – so we won’t die, for we have added to all our sins by asking for a king.” 19
12:20 Then Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed sinned. 20 However, don’t turn aside from the Lord. Serve the Lord with all your heart.
1 Samuel 13:4
Context13:4 All Israel heard this message, 21 “Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel is repulsive 22 to the Philistines!” So the people were summoned to join 23 Saul at Gilgal.
1 Samuel 15:30
Context15:30 Saul 24 again replied, “I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel. Go back with me so I may worship the Lord your God.”
1 Samuel 31:9
Context31:9 They cut off Saul’s 25 head and stripped him of his armor. They sent messengers to announce the news in the temple of their idols and among their people throughout the surrounding land of the Philistines.
1 tn Heb “the habit of the priests with the people [was this].”
2 sn The Hebrew word occurs only twice in the OT, here and again in v. 14. Its exact meaning is not entirely clear, although from the context it appears to be a sacrificial tool used for retrieving things from boiling water.
3 tn Heb “men.”
4 tn Heb “for his hand is severe upon.”
5 tn Heb “the hand of the
6 tn Heb “and he struck the men of the city from small and to great.”
7 tn See the note on this term in v. 6. Cf. KJV “and they had emerods in their secret parts.”
8 tn Heb “to me.”
9 tn Heb “my.”
10 tn Heb “men.”
11 tn Heb “said.”
12 tn Heb “judged”; NAB “began to judge”; TEV “settled disputes among.”
13 tn Heb “Listen to the voice of the people, to all which they say to you.”
14 tn Heb “took and brought.”
15 tn Or perhaps, “his oxen.” On this use of the definite article see Joüon 2:506-7 §137.f.
16 tn Heb “the matters of.”
17 tn Heb “Ammon.” By metonymy the name “Ammon” is used collectively for the soldiers in the Ammonite army.
18 tn Heb “and there in Gilgal.”
19 tn Heb “for we have added to all our sins an evil [thing] by asking for ourselves a king.”
20 tn Heb “you have done all this evil.”
21 tn The words “this message” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
22 tn Heb “stinks.” The figurative language indicates that Israel had become repulsive to the Philistines.
23 tn Heb “were summoned after.”
24 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
25 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity (likewise in the following verse).
