1 Samuel 12:3

12:3 Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the Lord and before his chosen king.¹ 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,² and I will return it to you!”

1 Samuel 12:5

12:5 He said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and his chosen king³ is witness this day, that you have not found any reason to accuse me.”⁴ They said, “He is witness!”

1 Samuel 16:6

16:6 When they arrived, Samuel⁵ noticed⁶ Eliab and said to himself,⁷ “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!”⁸

1 Samuel 24:6

24:6 He said to his men, “May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the Lord’s chosen one,⁹ by extending my hand against him. After all,¹⁰ he is the Lord’s chosen one.”¹¹

1 Samuel 24:10

24:10 Today your own eyes see how the Lord delivered you – this very day – into my hands in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I had pity¹² on you and said, ‘I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s chosen one.’¹³

1 Samuel 26:9

26:9 But David said to Abishai, “Don’t kill him! Who can extend his hand against the Lord’s chosen one¹⁴ and remain guiltless?”

1 Samuel 26:16

26:16 This failure on your part isn’t good!¹⁵ As surely as the Lord lives, you people who have not protected your lord, the Lord’s chosen one, are as good as dead!¹⁶ Now look where the king’s spear and the jug of water that was by his head are!”

1 Samuel 26:2

26:2 So Saul arose and

went down to the desert of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the desert of Ziph.

1 Samuel 1:14

1:14 So he¹⁷ said to her, “How often do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!”

1 Samuel 1:21

Hannah Dedicates Samuel to the Lord

1:21 This man Elkanah went up with all his family to make the yearly sacrifice to the Lord and to keep his vow,

1 Samuel 19:21

19:21 When it was reported to Saul, he sent more messengers, but they prophesied too. So Saul sent messengers a third time, but they also prophesied.

Psalms 89:20-21

89:20 I have discovered David, my servant.

With my holy oil I have anointed him as king.¹⁸

89:21 My hand will support him,¹⁹

and my arm will strengthen him.

¹tn Heb “anointed [one].”

²tn The words “tell me” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³tn Heb “anointed [one].”

⁴tn Heb “that you have not found anything in my hand.”

⁵tn Heb “he”; the referent (Samuel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶tn Heb “saw.”

⁷tn Heb “said”; the words “to himself” are implied, given the secrecy surrounding Samuel’s mission to Bethlehem (v. 2).

⁸tn Heb “his anointed one.”

⁹tn Heb “anointed.”

¹⁰tn Or “for.”

¹¹tn Heb “anointed.”

¹²tn Heb “it had pity,” apparently with the understood subject being “my eye,” in accordance with a common expression.

¹³tn Heb “anointed.”

¹⁴tn Heb “anointed” (also in vv. 11, 16, 23).

¹⁵tn Heb “Not good [is] this thing which you have done.”

¹⁶tn Heb “you are sons of death.”

¹⁷tn Heb “Eli.” The pronoun (“he”) has been used in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.

¹⁸tn The words “as king” are supplied in the translation for clarification, indicating that a royal anointing is in view.

¹⁹tn Heb “with whom my hand will be firm.”