1 Samuel 17:7

17:7 The shaft ¹  of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the iron point of his spear weighed six hundred shekels. ²  His shield bearer was walking before him.

1 Samuel 17:30

17:30 Then he turned from those who were nearby to someone else and asked the same question, ³  but they ⁴  gave him the same answer as before.

1 Samuel 18:13

18:13 Saul removed David ⁵  from his presence and made him a commanding officer. ⁶  David led the army out to battle and back. ⁷ 

1 Samuel 26:2

26:2 So Saul arose and

went down to the desert of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the desert of Ziph.

1 Samuel 26:22

26:22 David replied, “Here is the king’s spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it.

[17:7]  ¹ tn The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading “wood,” rather than the “arrow” (the reading of the Kethib).

[17:7]  ² sn That is, about fifteen or sixteen pounds.

[17:30]  ³ tn Heb “and spoke according to this word.”

[17:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “the people.”

[18:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “an officer of a thousand.”

[18:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he went out and came in before the people.” See v. 16.