1 Samuel 1:26

1:26 She said, “Just as surely as you are alive, my lord, I am the woman who previously stood here with you in order to pray to the Lord.

1 Samuel 2:34

2:34 This will be a confirming sign for you that will be fulfilled through your two sons, ¹  Hophni and Phinehas: in a single day they both will die!

1 Samuel 4:14

4:14 When Eli heard the outcry, ²  he said, “What is this commotion?” ³  The man quickly came and told Eli.

1 Samuel 5:5

5:5 (For this reason, to this very day, neither Dagon’s priests nor anyone else who enters Dagon’s temple step on Dagon’s threshold in Ashdod.)

1 Samuel 6:20

6:20 The residents of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? To whom will the ark ⁴  go up from here?”

1 Samuel 8:11

8:11 He said, “Here are the policies of the king who will rule over you: He will conscript your sons and put them in his chariot forces and in his cavalry; they will run in front of his chariot.

1 Samuel 9:11

9:11 As they were going up the ascent to the town, they met some girls coming out to draw water. They said to them, “Is this where the seer is?”

1 Samuel 9:17-18

9:17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said, ⁵  “Here is the man that I told you about! He will rule over my people.” 9:18 As Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate, he said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”

1 Samuel 10:27

10:27 But some wicked men ⁶  said, “How can this man save us?” They despised him and did not even bring him a gift. But Saul said nothing about it. ⁷ 

1 Samuel 11:13

11:13 But Saul said, “No one will be killed on this day. For today the Lord has given Israel a victory!”

1 Samuel 12:2

12:2 Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day.

1 Samuel 12:5

12:5 He said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and his chosen king ⁸  is witness this day, that you have not found any reason to accuse me.” ⁹  They said, “He is witness!”

1 Samuel 14:10

14:10 But if they say, ‘Come up against us,’ we will go up. For in that case the Lord has given them into our hand – it will be a sign to us.”

1 Samuel 14:29

14:29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed ¹⁰  when I tasted just a little of this honey.

1 Samuel 16:8

16:8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. ¹¹  But Samuel ¹²  said, “The Lord has not chosen this one, either.”

1 Samuel 16:12

16:12 So Jesse had him brought in. ¹³  Now he was ruddy, with attractive eyes and a handsome appearance. The Lord said, “Go and anoint him. This is the one!”

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 ¹⁴  each other!”

1 Samuel 17:30

17:30 Then he turned from those who were nearby to someone else and asked the same question, ¹⁵  but they ¹⁶  gave him the same answer as before.

1 Samuel 17:32

17:32 David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be discouraged. ¹⁷  Your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”

1 Samuel 17:36

17:36 Your servant has struck down both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be just like one of them. ¹⁸  For he has defied the armies of the living God!”

1 Samuel 17:47

17:47 and all this assembly will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves! For the battle is the Lord’s, and he will deliver you into our hand.”

1 Samuel 18:8

18:8 This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought, ¹⁹  “They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?”

1 Samuel 24:19

24:19 Now if a man finds his enemy, does he send him on his way in good shape? May the Lord repay you with good this day for what you have done to me.

1 Samuel 25:11

25:11 Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!”

1 Samuel 25:33

25:33 Praised be your good judgment! May you yourself be rewarded ²⁰  for having prevented me this day from shedding blood and taking matters into my own hands!

1 Samuel 26:17-18

26:17 When Saul recognized David’s voice, he said, “Is that your voice, my son David?” David replied, “Yes, it’s my voice, my lord the king.” 26:18 He went on to say, “Why is my lord chasing his servant? What have I done? What wrong have I done? ²¹ 

1 Samuel 26:24

26:24 In the same way that I valued your life this day, ²²  may the Lord value my life ²³  and deliver me from all danger.”

1 Samuel 27:6

27:6 So Achish gave him Ziklag on that day. (For that reason Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah until this very day.)

1 Samuel 29:5

29:5 Isn’t this David, of whom they sang as they danced, ²⁴ 

‘Saul has struck down his thousands,

but David his tens of thousands’?”

1 Samuel 30:8

30:8 David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Should I pursue this raiding band? Will I overtake them?” He said to him, “Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them and carry out a rescue!”

1 Samuel 30:20

30:20 David took all the flocks and herds and drove them in front of the rest of the animals. People were saying, “This is David’s plunder!”

1 Samuel 30:24

30:24 Who will listen to you in this matter? The portion of the one who went down into the battle will be the same as the portion of the one who remained with the equipment! Let their portions be the same!”

[2:34]  ¹ tn Heb “and this to you [is] the sign which will come to both of your sons.”

[4:14]  ² tn Heb “the sound of the cry.”

[4:14]  ³ tn Heb “the sound of this commotion.”

[6:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “he” or “it”; the referent here (the ark) has been specified in the translation for clarity (cf. also NIV, CEV, NLT). Others, however, take the referent to be the Lord himself.

[9:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “responded.”

[10:27]  ⁶ tn Heb “sons of worthlessness” (see 2:12).

[10:27]  ⁷ tc In place of the MT (“and it was like one being silent”) the LXX has “after about a month,” taking the expression with the first part of the following chapter rather than with 10:27. Some Hebrew support for this reading appears in the corrected hand of a Qumran ms of Samuel, which has here “about a month.” However, it seems best to stay with the MT here even though it is difficult.

[12:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “anointed [one].”

[12:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “that you have not found anything in my hand.”

[14:29]  ¹⁰ tc The LXX reads “saw.” See v. 27.

[16:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and caused him to pass before.”

[16:8]  ¹² tn Heb “he” (also in v. 9); the referent (Samuel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:12]  ¹³ tn Heb “and he sent and brought him.”

[17:10]  ¹⁴ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative verbal form indicates purpose/result here.

[17:30]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and spoke according to this word.”

[17:30]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “the people.”

[17:32]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “Let not the heart of a man fall upon him.” The LXX reads “my lord,” instead of “a man.”

[17:36]  ¹⁸ tc The LXX includes here the following words not found in the MT: “Should I not go and smite him, and remove today reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised one?”

[18:8]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “said.” So also in vv. 11, 17.

[25:33]  ²⁰ tn Heb “blessed.”

[26:18]  ²¹ tn Heb “What in my hand [is] evil?”

[26:24]  ²² tn Heb “your life was great this day in my eyes.”

[26:24]  ²³ tn Heb “may my life be great in the eyes of the Lord.”

[29:5]  ²⁴ tn Heb “in dances.”