1 Samuel 12:2

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.

1 Samuel 19:3

19:3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are. I will speak about you to my father. When I find out what the problem is,¹ I will let you know.”

1 Samuel 20:20

20:20 I will shoot three arrows near it, as though I were shooting at a target.

1 Samuel 4:16

4:16 The man said to Eli, “I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!” Eli² asked, “How did things go, my son?”

1 Samuel 24:17

24:17 He said to David, “You are more innocent³ than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!

1 Samuel 14:40

14:40 Then he said to all Israel, “You will be on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will be on the other side.” The army replied to Saul, “Do whatever you think is best.”

1 Samuel 16:1

Samuel Anoints David as King

16:1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel.⁴ Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem,⁵ for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.”⁶

1 Samuel 25:25

25:25 My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means ‘fool,’ and he is indeed foolish!⁷ But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent.⁸

¹tn Heb “when I see.”

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

¹tn Or “righteous” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “you are in the right”; NLT “are a better man than I am.”

¹tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And the Lord said to Samuel.”

²map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

³tn Heb “for I have seen among his sons for me a king.”

¹tn Heb “and foolishness is with him.”

²tn Heb “my lord’s servants, whom you sent.”