†1:3: When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name.
‡1:17: The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
§1:20: Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for “heard by God.”
†1:24: 1 ephah is about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel
