1 Samuel 6:12

6:12 Then the cows went directly on the road to Beth Shemesh. They went along, mooing as they went; they turned neither to the right nor to the left. The leaders of the Philistines were walking along behind them all the way to the border of Beth Shemesh.

1 Samuel 9:13

9:13 When you enter the town, you can find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people won’t eat until he arrives, for he must bless the sacrifice. Once that happens, those who have been invited will eat. Now go on up, for ¹  this is the time when you can find him!”

1 Samuel 29:6

29:6 So Achish summoned David and said to him, “As surely as the Lord lives, you are an honest man, and I am glad to have you ²  serving ³  with me in the army. ⁴  I have found no fault with you from the day that you first came to me until the present time. But in the opinion ⁵  of the leaders, you are not reliable. ⁶ 

[9:13]  ¹ tc The MT has “him” (אֹתוֹ, ’oto) here, in addition to the “him” at the end of the verse. The ancient versions attest to only one occurrence of the pronoun, although it is possible that this is due to translation technique rather than to their having a Hebrew text with the pronoun used only once. The present translation assumes textual duplication in the MT and does not attempt to represent the pronoun twice. However, for a defense of the MT here, with the suggested translation “for him just now – you will find him,” see S. R. Driver, Notes on the Hebrew Text and the Topography of the Books of Samuel, 72-73.

[29:6]  ² tn Heb “it is good in my eyes.” Cf. v. 7.

[29:6]  ³ tn Heb “your going forth and your coming in.” The expression is a merism.

[29:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “camp.”

[29:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “eyes.”

[29:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “good.”