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
26:9 But David said to Abishai, “Don’t kill him! Who can extend his hand against the Lord’s chosen one 5 and remain guiltless?”
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 “anointed” (also in vv. 11, 16, 23).