1 Samuel 1:13

1:13 Now Hannah was speaking from her heart. Although her lips were moving, her voice was inaudible. Eli therefore thought she was drunk.

1 Samuel 8:9

8:9 So now do as they say. 1  But seriously warn 2  them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.” 3 

1 Samuel 8:22

8:22 The Lord said to Samuel, “Do as they say 4  and install a king over them.” Then Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Each of you go back to his own city.”

1 Samuel 11:4

11:4 When the messengers went to Gibeah (where Saul lived) 5  and informed the people of these matters, all the people wept loudly. 6 

1 Samuel 12:1

12:1 Samuel said to all Israel, “I have done 7  everything you requested. 8  I have given you a king. 9 

1 Samuel 12:15

12:15 But if you don’t obey 10  the Lord and rebel against what the Lord says, the hand of the Lord will be against both you and your king. 11 

1 Samuel 12:18

12:18 So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord made it thunder and rain that day. All the people were very afraid of both the Lord and Samuel.

1 Samuel 15:1

Saul Is Rejected as King

15:1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “I was the one the Lord sent to anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now listen to what the Lord says. 12 

1 Samuel 15:22

15:22 Then Samuel said,

“Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices

as much as he does in obedience? 13 

Certainly, 14  obedience 15  is better than sacrifice;

paying attention is better than 16  the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 15:24

15:24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the Lord commanded 17  and what you said as well. 18  For I was afraid of the army, and I followed their wishes. 19 

1 Samuel 25:35

25:35 Then David took from her hand what she had brought to him. He said to her, “Go back 20  to your home in peace. Be assured that I have listened to you 21  and responded favorably.” 22 

1 Samuel 28:12

28:12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out loudly. 23  The woman said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”

1 Samuel 28:22-23

28:22 Now it’s your turn to listen to your servant! Let me set before you a bit of bread so that you can eat. When you regain your strength, you can go on your way.”

28:23 But he refused, saying, “I won’t eat!” Both his servants and the woman urged 24  him to eat, so he gave in. 25  He got up from the ground and sat down on the bed.

1 Samuel 30:4

30:4 Then David and the men 26  who were with him wept loudly 27  until they could weep no more. 28 

1 tn Heb “and now, listen to their voice.”

2 tn The infinitive absolute appears before the imperative for emphasis.

3 tn Heb “and tell them the manner of the king who will rule over them.”

1 tn Heb “listen to their voice.”

1 tn Heb “to Gibeah of Saul.”

2 tn Heb “lifted their voice and wept.”

1 tn Heb “Look, I have listened to your voice.”

2 tn Heb “to all which you said to me.”

3 tn Heb “and I have installed a king over you.”

1 tn Heb “listen to the voice of.”

2 tc The LXX reads “your king” rather than the MT’s “your fathers.” The latter makes little sense here. Some follow MT, but translate “as it was against your fathers.” See P. K. McCarter, 1 Samuel (AB), 212.

1 tn Heb “to the voice of the words of the Lord” (so KJV).

1 tn Heb “as [in] listening to the voice of the Lord.”

2 tn Heb “look.”

3 tn Heb “listening.”

4 tn The expression “is better” is understood here by ellipsis (see the immediately preceding statement).

1 tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.”

2 tn Heb “and your words.”

3 tn Heb “and I listened to their voice.”

1 tn Heb “up.”

2 tn Heb “your voice.”

3 tn Heb “I have lifted up your face.”

1 tn Heb “in a great voice.”

1 tc The translation follows many medieval Hebrew mss in reading וַיִּפְצְרוּ (vayyiftseru, “and they pressed”; from the root פצר, psr) rather than the MT’s וַיִּפְרְצוּ (vayyifretsu, “and they broke forth”; from the root פרצ, prs).

2 tn Heb “he listened to their voice.”

1 tn Heb “people.”

2 tn Heb “lifted up their voice and wept.”

3 tn Heb “until there was no longer in them strength to weep.”