1 Samuel 2:30

2:30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I really did say ¹  that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve ²  me forever.’ But now the Lord says, ‘May it never be! ³  For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!

1 Samuel 17:28

17:28 When David’s ⁴  oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, he became angry ⁵  with David and said, “Why have you come down here? To whom did you entrust those few sheep in the desert? I am familiar with your pride and deceit! ⁶  You have come down here to watch the battle!”

[2:30]  ¹ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.

[2:30]  ² tn Heb “walk about before.”

[2:30]  ³ tn Heb “may it be far removed from me.”

[17:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “the anger of Eliab became hot.”

[17:28]  ⁶ tn Heb “the wickedness of your heart.”