1 Samuel 12:9

12:9 “But they forgot the Lord their God, so he gave ¹  them into the hand of Sisera, the general in command of Hazor’s ²  army, ³  and into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

1 Samuel 14:37

14:37 So Saul asked God, “Should I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But he did not answer him that day.

1 Samuel 16:20

16:20 So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat ⁴  and sent them to Saul with ⁵  his son David.

1 Samuel 17:50

17:50 ⁶ 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. ⁷ 

1 Samuel 19:9

19:9 Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon ⁸  Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing the lyre. ⁹ 

1 Samuel 23:12

23:12 David asked, “Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul’s hand?” The Lord said, “They will deliver you over.”

1 Samuel 26:23

26:23 The Lord rewards each man for his integrity and loyalty. ¹⁰  Even though today the Lord delivered you into my hand, I was not willing to extend my hand against the Lord’s chosen one.

¹ tn Heb “sold” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “he allowed them to fall into the clutches of Sisera”; NLT “he let them be conquered by Sisera.”

² map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.

³ tn Heb “captain of the host of Hazor.”

⁴ tn Heb “a kid of the goats.”

⁵ tn Heb “by the hand of.”

⁷ tc Most LXX mss lack v. 50.

⁸ tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.

¹⁰ tn Heb “[was] to.”

¹¹ tn The Hebrew text adds here “with his hand.”

¹³ tn Heb “and the Lord returns to the man his righteousness and his faithfulness.”