1 Samuel 3:19

3:19 Samuel continued to grow, and the Lord was with him. None of his prophecies fell to the ground unfulfilled. ¹ 

1 Samuel 7:13

7:13 So the Philistines were defeated; they did not invade Israel again. The hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

1 Samuel 13:9

13:9 So Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” Then he offered a burnt offering.

1 Samuel 14:7

14:7 His armor bearer said to him, “Do everything that is on your mind. ²  Do as you’re inclined. I’m with you all the way!” ³ 

1 Samuel 17:10

17:10 Then the Philistine said, “I defy Israel’s troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight ⁴  each other!”

1 Samuel 17:44

17:44 The Philistine said to David, “Come here to me, so I can give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the field!” ⁵ 

1 Samuel 20:25

20:25 The king sat down in his usual place by the wall, with Jonathan opposite him ⁶  and Abner at his side. ⁷  But David’s place was vacant.

1 Samuel 21:3

21:3 Now what do you have at your disposal? ⁸  Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”

1 Samuel 24:13

24:13 It’s like the old proverb says: ‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.

1 Samuel 25:9

25:9 So David’s servants went and spoke all these words to Nabal in David’s name. Then they paused.

[3:19]  ¹ tn Heb “and he did not cause to fall from all his words to the ground.”

[14:7]  ² tn Heb “in your heart.”

[14:7]  ³ tn Heb “Look, I am with you, according to your heart.” See the note at 13:14.

[17:10]  ⁴ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative verbal form indicates purpose/result here.

[17:44]  ⁵ tc Many medieval Hebrew mss have “the earth” here, instead of the MT’s “the field.”

[20:25]  ⁶ tc Heb “and Jonathan arose.” Instead of MT’s וַיָּקָם (vayyaqam, “and he arose”; from the hollow verbal root קוּם, qum), the translation assumes a reading וַיִּקַדֵּם (vayyiqaddem, “and he was in front of”; from the verbal root קדם, qdm). See P. K. McCarter, I Samuel (AB), 338.

[20:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “and Abner sat at the side of Saul.”

[21:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “under your hand.”