1 Samuel 16:6

16:6 When they arrived, Samuel¹ noticed² Eliab and said to himself,³ “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!”⁴

1 Samuel 18:12

18:12 So Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.

18:28 When Saul realized⁵ that the Lord was with David and that his⁶ daughter Michal loved David,⁷

23:15 David realized⁸ that Saul had come out to seek his life; at that time David was in Horesh in the desert of Ziph.

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

²tn Heb “saw.”

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

⁴tn Heb “his anointed one.”

⁵tn Heb “saw and knew.”

⁶tn Heb “Saul’s.” In the translation the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun for stylistic reasons.

⁷tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹tn Heb “saw.”