1 Samuel 14:36

14:36 Saul said, “Let’s go down after the Philistines at night; we will rout ¹  them until the break of day. ²  We won’t leave any of them alive!” ³  They replied, “Do whatever seems best to you.” ⁴  But the priest said, “Let’s approach God here.”

1 Samuel 6:6

6:6 Why harden your hearts like the Egyptians and Pharaoh did? ⁵  When God ⁶  treated them harshly, didn’t the Egyptians send the Israelites on their way? ⁷ 

1 Samuel 8:9

8:9 So now do as they say. ⁸  But seriously warn ⁹  them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.” ¹⁰ 

1 Samuel 19:8

19:8 Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly ¹¹  and they ran away from him.

1 Samuel 25:14

25:14 But one of the servants told Nabal’s wife Abigail, “David sent messengers from the desert to greet ¹²  our lord, but he screamed at them.

1 Samuel 30:4

30:4 Then David and the men ¹³  who were with him wept loudly ¹⁴  until they could weep no more. ¹⁵ 

1 Samuel 23:5

23:5 So David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines. He took away their cattle and thoroughly defeated them. ¹⁶  David delivered the inhabitants of Keilah.

¹ tn Heb “plunder.”

² tn Heb “until the light of the morning.”

³ tn Heb “and there will not be left among them a man.”

⁴ tn Heb “all that is good in your eyes.” So also in v. 40.

⁵ tn Heb “like Egypt and Pharaoh hardened their heart.”

⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “and they sent them away and they went.”

⁹ tn Heb “and now, listen to their voice.”

¹⁰ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the imperative for emphasis.

¹¹ tn Heb “and tell them the manner of the king who will rule over them.”

¹³ tn Heb “and he struck them down with a great blow.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “bless.”

²¹ tn Heb “people.”

²² tn Heb “lifted up their voice and wept.”

²³ tn Heb “until there was no longer in them strength to weep.”

²⁵ tn Heb “and struck them down with a great blow.”