1 Samuel 1:3

1:3 Year after year ¹  this man would go up from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh. It was there that the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, served as the Lord’s priests.

1 Samuel 2:13

2:13 Now the priests would always treat the people in the following way: ²  Whenever anyone was making a sacrifice, while the meat was boiling, the priest’s attendant would come with a three-pronged fork ³  in his hand.

1 Samuel 4:4

4:4 So the army ⁴  sent to Shiloh, and they took from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts who sits between the cherubim. Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

1 Samuel 6:17

6:17 These are the gold sores that the Philistines brought as a guilt offering to the Lord – one for each of the following cities: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

1 Samuel 9:20

9:20 Don’t be concerned ⁵  about the donkeys that you lost three days ago, for they have been found. Whom does all Israel desire? Is it not you, and all your father’s family?” ⁶ 

1 Samuel 17:25

17:25 The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so ⁷  to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father’s house exempt from tax obligations in Israel.”

1 Samuel 17:40

17:40 He took his staff in his hand, picked out five smooth stones from the stream, placed them in the pouch ⁸  of his shepherd’s bag, took his sling in hand, and approached the Philistine.

1 Samuel 24:6

24:6 He said to his men, “May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the Lord’s chosen one, ⁹  by extending my hand against him. After all, ¹⁰  he is the Lord’s chosen one.” ¹¹ 

1 Samuel 25:31

25:31 Your conscience will not be overwhelmed with guilt ¹²  for having poured out innocent blood and for having taken matters into your own hands. When the Lord has granted my lord success, ¹³  please remember your servant.”

1 Samuel 28:3

28:3 Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented over him and had buried him in Ramah, his hometown. ¹⁴  In the meantime Saul had removed the mediums ¹⁵  and magicians ¹⁶  from the land.

[1:3]  ¹ tn Heb “from days to days.”

[2:13]  ² tn Heb “the habit of the priests with the people [was this].”

[2:13]  ³ sn The Hebrew word occurs only twice in the OT, here and again in v. 14. Its exact meaning is not entirely clear, although from the context it appears to be a sacrificial tool used for retrieving things from boiling water.

[4:4]  ⁴ tn Or “people.”

[9:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “do not fix your heart.”

[9:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “and all the house of your father.”

[17:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “he is coming up.”

[17:40]  ⁸ tn This Hebrew word occurs only here and its exact meaning is not entirely clear. It refers to a receptacle of some sort and apparently was a common part of a shepherd’s equipment. Here it serves as a depository for the stones that David will use in his sling.

[24:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “anointed.”

[24:6]  ¹⁰ tn Or “for.”

[24:6]  ¹¹ tn Heb “anointed.”

[25:31]  ¹² tn Heb “and this will not be for you for staggering and for stumbling of the heart of my lord.”

[25:31]  ¹³ tn Heb “and the Lord will do well for my lord.”

[28:3]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “in Ramah, even in his city.”

[28:3]  ¹⁵ tn The Hebrew term translated “mediums” actually refers to a pit used by a magician to conjure up underworld spirits (see 2 Kgs 21:6). In v. 7 the witch of Endor is called the owner of a ritual pit. See H. Hoffner, “Second Millennium Antecedents to the Hebrew ’OñBù,” JBL 86 (1967): 385-401. Here the term refers by metonymy to the owner of such a pit (see H. A. Hoffner, TDOT 1:133).

[28:3]  ¹⁶ sn See Isa 8:19 for another reference to magicians who attempted to conjure up underworld spirits.