1 Samuel 2:25

2:25 If a man sins against a man, one may appeal to God on his behalf. But if a man sins against the Lord, who then will intercede for him?” But Eli’s sons ¹  would not listen to their father, for the Lord had decided ²  to kill them.

1 Samuel 4:4

4:4 So the army ³  sent to Shiloh, and they took from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts who sits between the cherubim. Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

1 Samuel 9:6

9:6 But the servant said to him, “Look, there is a man of God in this town. He is highly respected. Everything that he says really happens. ⁴  Now let’s go there. Perhaps he will tell us where we should go from here.” ⁵ 

1 Samuel 14:6

14:6 Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come on, let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will intervene ⁶  for us. Nothing can prevent the Lord from delivering, whether by many or by a few.”

1 Samuel 16:1

Samuel Anoints David as King

16:1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. ⁷  Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, ⁸  for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.” ⁹ 

1 Samuel 20:13

20:13 But if my father intends to do you harm, may the Lord do all this and more to Jonathan, if I don’t let you know ¹⁰  and send word to you so you can go safely on your way. ¹¹  May the Lord be with you, as he was with my father.

1 Samuel 22:17

22:17 Then the king said to the messengers ¹²  who were stationed beside him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, for they too have sided ¹³  with David! They knew he was fleeing, but they did not inform me.” But the king’s servants refused to harm ¹⁴  the priests of the Lord.

1 Samuel 26:16

26:16 This failure on your part isn’t good! ¹⁵  As surely as the Lord lives, you people who have not protected your lord, the Lord’s chosen one, are as good as dead! ¹⁶  Now look where the king’s spear and the jug of water that was by his head are!”

¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (Eli’s sons) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “desired.”

³ tn Or “people.”

⁵ tn The infinitive absolute precedes the verb for emphasis.

⁶ tn Heb “our way on which we have gone.”

⁷ tn Heb “act.”

⁹ tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And the Lord said to Samuel.”

¹⁰ map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

¹¹ tn Heb “for I have seen among his sons for me a king.”

¹¹ tn Heb “uncover your ear.”

¹² tn Heb “in peace.”

¹³ tn Heb “runners.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “their hand is.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “to extend their hand to harm.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “Not good [is] this thing which you have done.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “you are sons of death.”