³ among whom was Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was a son of Ichabod’s^(A) brother Ahitub^(B) son of Phinehas, the son of Eli,^(C) the Lord’s priest in Shiloh.^(D) No one was aware that Jonathan had left.

¹⁸ Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring^(A) the ark^(B) of God.” (At that time it was with the Israelites.)^{[a] 19} While Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the Philistine camp increased more and more. So Saul said to the priest,^(C) “Withdraw your hand.”