1 Samuel 2:4

2:4 The bows of warriors are shattered,

but those who stumble find their strength reinforced.

1 Samuel 4:18

4:18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli ¹  fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he ²  was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.

1 Samuel 2:31

2:31 In fact, days are coming when I will remove your strength ³  and the strength ⁴  of your father’s house. There will not be an old man in your house!

1 Samuel 24:13

24:13 It’s like the old proverb says: ‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.

1 Samuel 3:18

3:18 So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli ⁵  said, “The Lord will do what he pleases.” ⁶ 

1 Samuel 3:17

3:17 Eli ⁷  said, “What message did he speak to you? Don’t conceal it from me. God will judge you severely ⁸  if you conceal from me anything that he said to you!”

1 Samuel 20:20

20:20 I will shoot three arrows near it, as though I were shooting at a target.

1 Samuel 25:36

25:36 When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time ⁹  and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing ¹⁰  until morning’s light.

1 Samuel 3:19

3:19 Samuel continued to grow, and the Lord was with him. None of his prophecies fell to the ground unfulfilled. ¹¹ 

1 Samuel 20:36

20:36 He said to his servant, “Run, find the arrows that I am about to shoot.” As the servant ran, Jonathan ¹²  shot the arrow beyond him.

[4:18]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:18]  ² tn Heb “the man.”

[2:31]  ³ tn Heb “chop off your arm.” The arm here symbolizes strength and activity.

[2:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “arm.”

[3:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “what is good in his eyes.”

[3:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “So God will do to you and thus he will add.” The verbal forms in this pronouncement are imperfects, not jussives, but the statement has the force of a curse or warning. One could translate, “May God do to you and thus may he add.”

[25:36]  ⁹ tn Heb “and the heart of Nabal was good upon him”; NASB, NRSV “Nabal’s heart was merry within him”; NIV “he was in high spirits”; NCV, TEV “was in a good mood”; CEV “was very drunk and feeling good.”

[25:36]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and she did not tell him a thing, small or large.”

[3:19]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and he did not cause to fall from all his words to the ground.”

[20:36]  ¹² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jonathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.