1 Samuel 2:2

2:2 No one is holy ¹  like the Lord!

There is no one other than you!

There is no rock ²  like our God!

1 Samuel 3:2

3:2 Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,

1 Samuel 3:5

3:5 Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli ³  said, “I didn’t call you. Go back and lie down.” So he went back and lay down.

1 Samuel 4:14

4:14 When Eli heard the outcry, ⁴  he said, “What is this commotion?” ⁵  The man quickly came and told Eli.

1 Samuel 9:18

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 14:44

14:44 Saul said, “God will punish me severely if Jonathan doesn’t die!” ⁶ 

1 Samuel 19:15-16

19:15 Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me on his bed so I can kill him.” 19:16 When the messengers came, they found only the idol on the bed and the quilt made of goat’s hair at its head.

1 Samuel 20:18

20:18 Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, for your seat will be empty.

1 Samuel 20:25

20:25 The king sat down in his usual place by the wall, with Jonathan opposite him ⁷  and Abner at his side. ⁸  But David’s place was vacant.

1 Samuel 23:20

23:20 Now at your own discretion, ⁹  O king, come down. Delivering him into the king’s hand will be our responsibility.”

1 Samuel 25:5

25:5 he ¹⁰  sent ten servants, ¹¹  saying to them, ¹²  “Go up to Carmel to see Nabal and give him greetings in my name. ¹³ 

1 Samuel 25:32

25:32 Then David said to Abigail, “Praised ¹⁴  be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you this day to meet me!

1 Samuel 28:10

28:10 But Saul swore an oath to her by the Lord, “As surely as the Lord lives, you will not incur guilt in this matter!”

[2:2]  ¹ sn In this context God’s holiness refers primarily to his sovereignty and incomparability. He is unique and distinct from all other so-called gods.

[2:2]  ² tn The LXX has “and there is none righteous like our God.” The Hebrew term translated “rock” refers to a rocky cliff where one can seek refuge from enemies. Here the metaphor depicts God as a protector of his people. Cf. TEV “no protector like our God”; CEV “We’re safer with you than on a high mountain.”

[3:5]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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

[4:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “the sound of this commotion.”

[14:44]  ⁶ tn Heb “So God will do and so he will add, surely you will certainly die, Jonathan.”

[20:25]  ⁷ tc Heb “and Jonathan arose.” Instead of MT’s וַיָּקָם (vayyaqam, “and he arose”; from the hollow verbal root קוּם, qum), the translation assumes a reading וַיִּקַדֵּם (vayyiqaddem, “and he was in front of”; from the verbal root קדם, qdm). See P. K. McCarter, I Samuel (AB), 338.

[20:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “and Abner sat at the side of Saul.”

[23:20]  ⁹ tn Heb “to all the desire of your soul.”

[25:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “David”; for stylistic reasons the pronoun has been used in the translation.

[25:5]  ¹¹ tn Or “young men.”

[25:5]  ¹² tn Heb “and David said to the young men.”

[25:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “and inquire concerning him in my name in regard to peace.”

[25:32]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “blessed” (also in vv. 33, 39).