1 Samuel 10:19

10:19 But today you have rejected your God who saves you from all your trouble and distress. You have said, “No! ¹  Appoint a king over us.” Now take your positions before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans.’”

1 Samuel 25:25

25:25 My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means ‘fool,’ and he is indeed foolish! ²  But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent. ³ 

1 Samuel 26:23

26:23 The Lord rewards each man for his integrity and loyalty. ⁴  Even though today the Lord delivered you into my hand, I was not willing to extend my hand against the Lord’s chosen one.

¹ tc The translation follows many medieval Hebrew mss, the LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate in reading לֹא (lo’, “not”) rather than the MT לוֹ (lo; “to him”). Some witnesses combine the variants, resulting in a conflated text. For example, a few medieval Hebrew mss have לֹא לוֹ (lo lo’; “to him, ‘No.’”). A few others have לֹא לִי (li lo’; “to me, ‘No.’”).

² tn Heb “and foolishness is with him.”

³ tn Heb “my lord’s servants, whom you sent.”

⁴ tn Heb “and the Lord returns to the man his righteousness and his faithfulness.”