1 Samuel 16:6

16:6 When they arrived, Samuel ¹  noticed ²  Eliab and said to himself, ³  “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!” ⁴ 

1 Samuel 17:13

17:13 Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to war. The names of the ⁵  three sons who went to war were Eliab, his firstborn, Abinadab, the second oldest, and Shammah, the third oldest.

1 Samuel 17:29

17:29 David replied, “What have I done now? Can’t I say anything?” ⁶ 

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

² tn Heb “saw.”

³ tn Heb “said”; the words “to himself” are implied, given the secrecy surrounding Samuel’s mission to Bethlehem (v. 2).

⁴ tn Heb “his anointed one.”

⁵ tn Heb “his.”

⁶ tn Heb “Is it not [just] a word?”