1 Samuel 13:16

13:16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash.

1 Samuel 20:24

20:24 So David hid in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat down to eat his meal.

1 Samuel 22:4

22:4 So he had them stay with the king of Moab; they stayed with him the whole time that David was in the stronghold.

1 Samuel 23:18

23:18 When the two of them had made a covenant before the Lord, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house.

1 Samuel 27:7

27:7 The length of time that David lived in the Philistine countryside was a year and four months.

1 Samuel 31:11

31:11 When the residents of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,


tn The juxtaposition of disjunctive clauses in v.16 indicates synchronic action.

tn Heb “all the days.”

tn Heb “the number of the days.”

tn Heb “days.” The plural of the word “day” is sometimes used idiomatically to refer specifically to a year. In addition to this occurrence in v. 7 see also 1 Sam 1:3, 21; 2:19; 20:6; Lev 25:29; Judg 17:10.