²⁸ I chose them out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priests, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the ephod^[a] in my presence; and I assigned all the fire offerings of the Israelites to your father’s house.^(A)

²¹ She named the child Ichabod, saying, “Gone is the glory from Israel,” referring to the capture of the ark of God and to her father-in-law and her husband.

¹⁸ Saul then said to Ahijah, “Bring the ephod here.” (Ahijah was wearing the ephod before the Israelites at that time.)

⁹ When David found out that Saul was planning to harm him, he said to the priest Abiathar, “Bring the ephod here.”^(A)

^7 (A)and said to Abiathar, the priest, son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod!” When Abiathar brought him the ephod,