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 6:17
Context6:17 These are the gold sores that the Philistines brought as a guilt offering to the Lord – one for each of the following cities: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.
1 Samuel 14:13
Context14:13 Jonathan crawled up on his hands and feet, with his armor bearer following behind him. Jonathan struck down the Philistines, 3 while his armor bearer came along behind him and killed them. 4
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 “and they fell before Jonathan.”
4 tn Heb “and the one carrying his equipment was killing after him.”
