1 Samuel 1:10

1:10 She was very upset ¹  as she prayed to the Lord, and she was weeping uncontrollably. ² 

1 Samuel 3:7

3:7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord; the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

1 Samuel 14:25

14:25 Now the whole army ³  entered the forest and there was honey on the ground. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 14:51

14:51 Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son ⁵  of Abiel.

1 Samuel 17:6

17:6 He had bronze shin guards ⁶  on his legs, and a bronze javelin was slung over his shoulders.

1 Samuel 17:15

17:15 David was going back and forth ⁷  from Saul in order to care for his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 18:2

18:2 Saul retained David ⁸  on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.

1 Samuel 22:12

22:12 Then Saul said, “Listen, son of Ahitub.” He replied, “Here I am, my lord.”

1 Samuel 30:5

30:5 David’s two wives had been taken captive – Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal’s widow.

[1:10]  ¹ tn Heb “she [was in] bitterness of soul.”

[1:10]  ² tn Heb “and weeping, she was weeping.” The infinitive absolute emphasizes the extent of her sorrow. The imperfect verbal form emphasizes the continuation of the action in past time.

[14:25]  ³ tn Heb “all the land.”

[14:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “the surface of the field.”

[14:51]  ⁵ tn 1 Chr 9:35-36 indicates that Jeiel (= Abiel?) had two sons (among others) named Ner and Kish (see also 1 Sam 9:1 and 1 Chr 8:30, where some Greek manuscripts include the name Ner, though it is absent in the Hebrew text). If this Kish was the father of Saul and Ner was the father of Abner, then Saul and Abner were cousins. However, according to 1 Chr 8:33 and 9:39, Ner, not Abiel, was the father of Kish. In this case, Kish and Abner were brothers and Abner was Saul’s uncle. The simplest solution to the problem is to see two men named Kish in the genealogy: Abiel (Jeiel) was the father of Ner and Kish I. Ner was the father of Abner and Kish II. Kish II was the father of Saul. The Kish mentioned in 1 Sam 9:1 was the father of Saul (v.2) and must be identified as Kish II. In this case the genealogy is “gapped,” with Ner being omitted. Abiel was the grandfather of Kish II.

[17:6]  ⁶ sn Or “greaves.” These were coverings (probably lined for comfort) that extended from about the knee to the ankle, affording protection for the shins of a warrior.

[17:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “was going and returning.”

[18:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.