1 Samuel 5:11

5:11 So they assembled ¹  all the leaders of the Philistines and said, “Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us ²  and our ³  people!” The terror ⁴  of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there. ⁵ 

1 Samuel 20:12

20:12 Jonathan said to David, “The Lord God of Israel is my witness. ⁶  I will feel out my father about this time the day after tomorrow. If he is favorably inclined toward David, will I not then send word to you and let you know? ⁷ 

[5:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and they sent and gathered.”

[5:11]  ² tn Heb “me.”

[5:11]  ³ tn Heb “my.”

[5:11]  ⁴ tn Or “panic.”

[5:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “the hand of God was very heavy there.”

[20:12]  ⁶ tc The Hebrew text has simply “the Lord God of Israel.” On the basis of the Syriac version, many reconstruct the text to read “[is] my witness,” which may have fallen out of the text by homoioarcton (an error which is entirely possible if עֵד, ’ed, “witness,” immediately followed ַָדוִד, “David,” in the original text).

[20:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “and uncover your ear.”