1 Samuel 4:15

Ninety and eight] This number is interesting as showing how mistakes arise. In the original it was denoted by two letters.

The LXX, losing sight of one, reads 90. The Syriac, confusing 9 with 7, reads 78. The Hebrew explains the cause of the other two readings.

19f. The narrative is somewhat obscure. Apparently Phinehas' wife dies in giving birth to her child; before her death, she cries out 'I-chabod,' which is thus given as the child's name. 1 Samuel 4:22 simply repeats 1 Samuel 4:21.