1 Samuel 11:7

11:7 He took a pair ¹  of oxen and cut them up. Then he sent the pieces throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, who said, “Whoever does not go out after Saul and after Samuel should expect this to be done to his oxen!” Then the terror of the Lord fell on the people, and they went out as one army. ² 

1 Samuel 11:2

11:2 But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “The only way I will make a treaty with you is if you let me gouge out the right eye of every one of you and in so doing humiliate all Israel!”

1 Samuel 24:22

24:22 David promised Saul this on oath. ³  Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.

1 Samuel 24:1

David Spares Saul’s Life

24:1 (24:2) When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him, “Look, David is in the desert of En Gedi.”

1 Raja-raja 19:21

19:21 Elisha ⁴  went back and took his pair of oxen and slaughtered them. He cooked the meat over a fire that he made by burning the harness and yoke. ⁵  He gave the people meat and they ate. Then he got up and followed Elijah and became his assistant.

[11:7]  ¹ tn Heb “yoke.”

[11:7]  ² tn Heb “like one man.”

[24:22]  ³ tn Heb “and David swore an oath to Saul.”

[19:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “and with the equipment of the oxen he cooked them, the flesh.”