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 20:39

20:39 (Now the servant did not understand any of this. Only Jonathan and David knew what was going on.) ⁵ 

1 Samuel 8:9

8:9 So now do as they say. ⁶  But seriously warn ⁷  them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.” ⁸ 

1 Samuel 12:24

12:24 However, fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Just look at the great things he has done for you!

1 Samuel 18:8

18:8 This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought, ⁹  “They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?”

1 Samuel 1:23

1:23 So her husband Elkanah said to her, “Do what you think best. ¹⁰  Stay until you have weaned him. May the Lord fulfill his promise.” ¹¹ 

So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

1 Samuel 12:20

12:20 Then Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed sinned. ¹²  However, don’t turn aside from the Lord. Serve the Lord with all your heart.

1 Samuel 18:17

18:17 ¹³ Then Saul said to David, “Here’s my oldest daughter, Merab. I want to give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior ¹⁴  for me and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul thought, “There’s no need for me to raise my hand against him. Let it be the hand of the Philistines!”

1 Samuel 21:4

21:4 The priest replied to David, “I don’t have any ordinary bread at my disposal. Only holy bread is available, and then only if your soldiers ¹⁵  have abstained from sexual relations with women.” ¹⁶ 

1 Samuel 25:21

25:21 Now David had been thinking, ¹⁷  “In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the desert. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.

1 Samuel 29:9

29:9 Achish replied to David, “I am convinced that you are as reliable ¹⁸  as the angel of God! However, the leaders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go up with us in the battle.’

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 “knew the matter.”

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 “said.” So also in vv. 11, 17.

¹⁷ tn Heb “what is good in your eyes.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “establish his word.” This apparently refers to the promise inherent in Eli’s priestly blessing (see v. 17).

²¹ tn Heb “you have done all this evil.”

²⁵ tc Much of the ms evidence for the LXX lacks vv. 17-19.

²⁶ tn Heb “son of valor.”

²⁹ tn Heb “servants.”

³⁰ tn Heb “have kept themselves from women” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV); TEV “haven’t had sexual relations recently”; NLT “have not slept with any women recently.”

³³ tn Heb “said.”

³⁷ tn Heb “I know that you are good in my eyes.”