Then they took their bones and buried them under a tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.Footnotes for the Book of 1 Samuela 1 Horn here symbolises strength; also in verse 10.b 17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text peoplec 20 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text and asked fromd 25 Or the judgese 29 The Hebrew is plural.a 7 Or ‘Gods have (see Septuagint)b 18 Traditionally judgedc 21 Ichabod means no glory.a 19 A few Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint 50,070a 1 Traditionally judgesb 5 Traditionally judge; also in verses 6 and 20c 16 Septuagint; Hebrew young mena 1 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate over his people Israel? You will reign over the Lord’s people and save them from the power of their enemies round about. And this will be a sign to you that the Lord has anointed you ruler over his inheritance:a 11 Also called Gideonb 11 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac; Hebrew Bedanc 11 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac Samsona 14 Or about 2,000 square metresb 15 Or a terrible panicc 18 Hebrew; Septuagint ‘Bring the ephod.’ (At that time he wore the ephod before the Israelites.)d 27 Or his strength was renewed; similarly in verse 29e 41 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have ‘Why … at fault.f 47 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint kingg 47 Hebrew; Septuagint he was victoriousa 14 Or and a harmful; similarly in verses 15, 16 and 23a 10 Or a harmfulb 19 Or However,a 25 Septuagint; Hebrew wall. Jonathan aroseb 42 In Hebrew texts this sentence (20:42b) is numbered 21:1.a 15 Or he was afraid becauseb 28 Sela Hammahlekoth means rock of parting.c 29 In Hebrew texts this verse (23:29) is numbered 24:1.a 1 Hebrew and some Septuagint manuscripts; other Septuagint manuscripts Maonb 18 That is, probably about 27 kilogramsc 22 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew with David’s enemiesd 44 Hebrew Palti, a variant of Paltiel