1 Samuel 18:11

18:11 and Saul threw the spear, thinking, “I’ll nail David to the wall!” But David escaped from him on two different occasions.

1 Samuel 18:2

18:2 Saul retained David ¹  on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.

1 Samuel 15:14

15:14 Samuel replied, “If that is the case, ²  then what is this sound of sheep in my ears and the sound of cattle that I hear?”

[18:2]  ¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:14]  ² tn The words “if that is the case” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.