⁵ But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.^[a]

^19 (A)And he struck some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they looked upon the ark of the Lord. He struck seventy men of them,^[a] and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great blow.

Saul Fights the Philistines

13 Saul lived for one year and then became king, and when he had reigned for two years over Israel,^[a]

⁵ Then David said to Achish, “If ^(A)I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given me in one of the country towns, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?” ⁶ So that day Achish gave him ^(B)Ziklag. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. ^7 (C)And the number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months.