1 Tawarikh 11:22

11:22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab; ¹  he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day.

1 Tawarikh 11:2

11:2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. ²  The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’”

1 Samuel 1:23

1:23 So her husband Elkanah said to her, “Do what you think best. ³  Stay until you have weaned him. May the Lord fulfill his promise.” ⁴ 

So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

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 ⁵  each other!”

1 Samuel 23:20

23:20 Now at your own discretion, ⁶  O king, come down. Delivering him into the king’s hand will be our responsibility.”

Amsal 28:1

28:1 The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, ⁷ 

but the righteous person is as confident ⁸  as a lion.

[11:22]  ¹ tc Heb “the two of Ariel, Moab.” The precise meaning of אֲרִיאֵל (’ari’el) is uncertain; some read “warrior.” The present translation assumes that the word is a proper name and that בְּנֵי (bÿney, “sons of”) has accidentally dropped from the text by homoioarcton (note the preceding שְׁנֵי, shÿney).

[11:2]  ² tn Heb “you were the one who led out and the one who brought in Israel.”

[1:23]  ³ tn Heb “what is good in your eyes.”

[1:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “establish his word.” This apparently refers to the promise inherent in Eli’s priestly blessing (see v. 17).

[17:10]  ⁵ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative verbal form indicates purpose/result here.

[23:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “to all the desire of your soul.”

[28:1]  ⁷ sn The line portrays the insecurity of a guilty person – he flees because he has a guilty conscience, or because he is suspicious of others around him, or because he fears judgment.

[28:1]  ⁸ tn The verb בָּטַח (batakh) means “to trust; to be secure; to be confident.” Cf. KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “bold.”

[28:1]  sn The righteous, who seek to find favor with God and man, have a clear conscience and do not need to look over their shoulders for avengers or law enforcers. Their position is one of confidence, so that they do not flee.