1 Samuel 1:28
1:28 Now I dedicate him to the
Lord. From this time on he is dedicated to the
Lord.” Then they
1 worshiped the
Lord there.
1 Samuel 2:26
2:26 Now the boy Samuel was growing up and finding favor both with the Lord and with people.
1 Samuel 12:2-3
12:2 Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day.
12:3 Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the
Lord and before his chosen king.
2 Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me,
3 and I will return it to you!”
1 tn Heb “he,” apparently referring to Samuel (but cf. CEV “Elkanah”). A few medieval manuscripts and some ancient versions take the verb as plural (cf. TEV, NLT).
2 tn Heb “anointed [one].”
3 tn The words “tell me” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.