16:8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. 1 But Samuel 2 said, “The Lord has not chosen this one, either.”
23:28 So Saul stopped pursuing David and went to confront the Philistines. Therefore that place is called Sela Hammahlekoth. 3
1 tn Heb “and caused him to pass before.”
2 tn Heb “he” (also in v. 9); the referent (Samuel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 sn The name הַמַּחְלְקוֹת סֶלַע (Sela Hammakhleqoth) probably means “Rock of Divisions” in Hebrew, in the sense that Saul and David parted company there (cf. NAB “Gorge of Divisions”; TEV “Separation Hill”). This etymology assumes that the word derives from the Hebrew root II חלק (khlq, “to divide”; HALOT 322 s.v. II חלק). However, there is another root I חלק, which means “to be smooth or slippery” (HALOT 322 s.v. I חלק). If the word is taken from this root, the expression would mean “Slippery Rock.”