1 Samuel 17:43

17:43 The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?” ¹  Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

1 Samuel 17:2

17:2 Saul and the Israelite army ²  assembled and camped in the valley of Elah, where they arranged their battle lines to fight against ³  the Philistines.

1 Samuel 9:8

9:8 The servant went on to answer Saul, “Look, I happen to have in my hand a quarter shekel ⁴  of silver. I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us where we should go.” ⁵ 

1 Samuel 16:9

16:9 Then Jesse presented ⁶  Shammah. But Samuel said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.”

1 Samuel 16:2

16:2 Samuel replied, “How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me!” But the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you ⁷  and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

1 Raja-raja 8:13

8:13 O Lord, ⁸  truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

[17:43]  ¹ sn Sticks is a pejorative reference to David’s staff (v. 40); the same Hebrew word (מַקֵּל, maqqel) is used for both.

[17:2]  ² tn Heb “the men of Israel” (so KJV, NASB); NAB, NIV, NRSV “the Israelites.”

[17:2]  ³ tn Heb “to meet.”

[9:8]  ⁴ sn A quarter shekel of silver would weigh about a tenth of an ounce (about 3 grams).

[9:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “our way.”

[16:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “caused to pass by.”

[16:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “in your hand.”

[8:13]  ⁸ tn The words “O Lord” do not appear in the original text, but they are supplied for clarification; Solomon addresses the Lord in prayer at this point.