1 Samuel 7:8-9

7:8 The Israelites said to Samuel, “Keep ¹  crying out to the Lord our ²  God so that he may save us ³  from the hand of the Philistines!” 7:9 So Samuel took a nursing lamb ⁴  and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Samuel cried out to the Lord on Israel’s behalf, and the Lord answered him.

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 13:22

13:22 So on the day of the battle no sword or spear was to be found in the hand of anyone in the army that was with Saul and Jonathan. No one but Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

1 Samuel 17:34

17:34 David replied to Saul, “Your servant has been a shepherd for his father’s flock. Whenever a lion or bear would come and carry off a sheep from the flock,

1 Samuel 18:26

18:26 So his servants told David these things and David agreed ⁵  to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expired ⁶ 

1 Samuel 19:1

Saul Repeatedly Attempts to Take David’s Life

19:1 Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much. ⁷ 

1 Samuel 19:4

19:4 So Jonathan spoke on David’s behalf ⁸  to his father Saul. He said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial ⁹  for you.

1 Samuel 20:14

20:14 While I am still alive, extend to me the loyalty of the Lord, or else I will die!

1 Samuel 20:31

20:31 For as long as ¹⁰  this son of Jesse is alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established. Now, send some men ¹¹  and bring him to me. For he is as good as dead!” ¹² 

1 Samuel 21:15

21:15 Do I have a shortage of fools, that you have brought me this man to display his insanity in front of me? Should this man enter my house?”

1 Samuel 22:10

22:10 He inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

1 Samuel 24:12-13

24:12 May the Lord judge between the two of us, and may the Lord vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you. 24:13 It’s like the old proverb says: ‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.

[7:8]  ¹ tn Heb “don’t stop.”

[7:8]  ² tc The LXX reads “your God” rather than the MT’s “our God.”

[7:8]  ³ tn After the negated jussive, the prefixed verbal form with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose/result.

[7:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “a lamb of milk”; NAB “an unweaned lamb”; NIV “a suckling lamb”; NCV “a baby lamb.”

[18:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “and it was acceptable in the eyes of David.”

[18:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “the days were not fulfilled.”

[19:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “delighted greatly in David.”

[19:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “spoke good with respect to David.”

[19:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “good.”

[20:31]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “all the days that.”

[20:31]  ¹¹ tn The words “some men” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[20:31]  ¹² tn Heb “a son of death.”