1 Samuel 6:18

6:18 The gold mice corresponded in number to all the Philistine cities of the five leaders, from the fortified cities to hamlet villages, to greater Abel, ¹  where they positioned the ark of the Lord until this very day in the field of Joshua who was from Beth Shemesh.

1 Samuel 13:5

13:5 For the battle with Israel the Philistines had amassed 3,000 ²  chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven.

1 Samuel 16:18

16:18 One of his attendants replied, ³  “I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem ⁴  who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior ⁵  and is articulate ⁶  and handsome, ⁷  for the Lord is with him.”

1 Samuel 17:47

17:47 and all this assembly will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves! For the battle is the Lord’s, and he will deliver you into our hand.”

1 Samuel 19:5

19:5 He risked his life ⁸  when he struck down the Philistine and the Lord gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you were happy. So why would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”

[6:18]  ¹ tc A few Hebrew mss and the LXX read “villages; the large rock…[is witness] until this very day.”

[13:5]  ² tn Many English versions (e.g., KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV) read “30,000” here.

[16:18]  ³ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[16:18]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[16:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “mighty man of valor and a man of war.”

[16:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “discerning of word.”

[16:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “a man of form.”

[19:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he put his life into his hand.”