1 Samuel 1:2

1:2 He had two wives; the name of the first was Hannah and the name of the second was Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless.

1 Samuel 3:1

The Call of Samuel

3:1 Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision. ¹  Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

1 Samuel 10:14

10:14 Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” Saul ²  replied, “To look for the donkeys. But when we realized they were lost, ³  we went to Samuel.”

1 Samuel 14:17

14:17 So Saul said to the army that was with him, “Muster the troops and see who is no longer with us.” When they mustered the troops, ⁴  Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.

1 Samuel 17:50

17:50 ⁵ David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand. ⁶ 

1 Samuel 30:4

30:4 Then David and the men ⁷  who were with him wept loudly ⁸  until they could weep no more. ⁹ 

¹ tn Heb “before Eli.”

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “And we saw that they were not.”

¹ tn Heb “and they mustered the troops, and look!”

¹ tc Most LXX mss lack v. 50.

² tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.

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.”