1 Samuel 9:9

9:9 (Now it used to be in Israel that whenever someone went to inquire of God he would say, “Come on, let’s go to the seer.” For today’s prophet used to be called a seer.)

1 Samuel 10:8

10:8 You will go down to Gilgal before me. I am going to join you there to offer burnt offerings and to make peace offerings. You should wait for seven days, until I arrive and tell you what to do.”

1 Samuel 14:36

14:36 Saul said, “Let’s go down after the Philistines at night; we will rout ¹  them until the break of day. ²  We won’t leave any of them alive!” ³  They replied, “Do whatever seems best to you.” ⁴  But the priest said, “Let’s approach God here.”

1 Samuel 15:30

15:30 Saul ⁵  again replied, “I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel. Go back with me so I may worship the Lord your God.”

1 Samuel 18:17

18:17 ⁶ Then Saul said to David, “Here’s my oldest daughter, Merab. I want to give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior ⁷  for me and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul thought, “There’s no need for me to raise my hand against him. Let it be the hand of the Philistines!”

1 Samuel 20:8

20:8 You must be loyal ⁸  to your servant, for you have made a covenant with your servant in the Lord’s name. ⁹  If I am guilty, ¹⁰  you yourself kill me! Why bother taking me to your father?”

1 Samuel 21:6

21:6 So the priest gave him holy bread, for there was no bread there other than the bread of the Presence. It had been removed from before the Lord in order to replace it with hot bread on the day it had been taken away.

1 Samuel 22:13

22:13 Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and this son of Jesse? You gave ¹¹  him bread and a sword and inquired of God on his behalf, so that he opposes ¹²  me and waits in ambush, as is the case today!”

[14:36]  ¹ tn Heb “plunder.”

[14:36]  ² tn Heb “until the light of the morning.”

[14:36]  ³ tn Heb “and there will not be left among them a man.”

[14:36]  ⁴ tn Heb “all that is good in your eyes.” So also in v. 40.

[15:30]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:17]  ⁶ tc Much of the ms evidence for the LXX lacks vv. 17-19.

[18:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “son of valor.”

[20:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “and you must do loyalty.”

[20:8]  ⁹ tn Heb “for into a covenant of the Lord you have brought your servant with you.”

[20:8]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and if there is in me guilt.”

[22:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “by giving.”

[22:13]  ¹² tn Heb “rises up against.”