1 Samuel 2:28

2:28 I chose your ancestor ¹  from all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifice on my altar, to burn incense, and to bear the ephod before me. I gave to your ancestor’s house all the fire offerings made by the Israelites.

1 Samuel 2:30

2:30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I really did say ²  that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve ³  me forever.’ But now the Lord says, ‘May it never be! ⁴  For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!

1 Samuel 3:6

3:6 The Lord again called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli ⁵  said, “I didn’t call you, my son. Go back and lie down.”

1 Samuel 3:8

3:8 Then the Lord called Samuel a third time. So he got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me!” Eli then realized that it was the Lord who was calling the boy.

1 Samuel 14:43

14:43 So Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” Jonathan told him, “I used the end of the staff that was in my hand to taste a little honey. I must die!” ⁶ 

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 18:17

18:17 ¹⁰ 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 ¹¹  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 20:29

20:29 He said, ‘Permit me to go, ¹²  for we are having a family sacrifice in the city, and my brother urged ¹³  me to be there. So now, if I have found favor with you, let me go ¹⁴  to see my brothers.’ For that reason he has not come to the king’s table.”

1 Samuel 22:3

22:3 Then David went from there to Mizpah in Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay ¹⁵  with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”

1 Samuel 22:15

22:15 Was it just today that I began to inquire of God on his behalf? Far be it from me! The king should not accuse ¹⁶  his servant or any of my father’s house. For your servant is not aware of all this – not in whole or in part!” ¹⁷ 

1 Samuel 24:6

24:6 He said to his men, “May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the Lord’s chosen one, ¹⁸  by extending my hand against him. After all, ¹⁹  he is the Lord’s chosen one.” ²⁰ 

1 Samuel 25:21

25:21 Now David had been thinking, ²¹  “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 26:11

26:11 But may the Lord prevent me from extending my hand against the Lord’s chosen one! Now take the spear by Saul’s head and the jug of water, and let’s get out of here!”

1 Samuel 27:1

David Aligns Himself with the Philistines

27:1 David thought to himself, ²²  “One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”

1 Samuel 27:5

27:5 David said to Achish, “If I have found favor with you, let me be given a place in one of the country towns so that I can live there. Why should your servant settle in the royal city with you?”

1 Samuel 28:7

28:7 So Saul instructed his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, ²³  so that I may go to her and inquire of her.” His servants replied to him, “There is a woman who is a medium in Endor.”

1 Samuel 30:15

30:15 David said to him, “Can you take us down to this raiding party?” He said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to this raiding party.”

¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Eli’s ancestor, i.e., Aaron) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.

³ tn Heb “walk about before.”

⁴ tn Heb “may it be far removed from me.”

³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “Look, I, I will die.” Apparently Jonathan is acquiescing to his anticipated fate of death. However, the words may be taken as sarcastic (“Here I am about to die!”) or as a question, “Must I now die?” (cf. NAB, NIV, NCV, NLT).

⁵ tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And the Lord said to Samuel.”

⁶ map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

⁷ tn Heb “for I have seen among his sons for me a king.”

⁶ tc Much of the ms evidence for the LXX lacks vv. 17-19.

⁷ tn Heb “son of valor.”

⁷ tn Heb “send me.”

⁸ tn Heb “commanded.”

⁹ tn Heb “be released [from duty].”

⁸ tn Heb “go forth.”

⁹ tn Heb “set a matter against.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “small or great.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “anointed.”

¹¹ tn Or “for.”

¹² tn Heb “anointed.”

¹¹ tn Heb “said.”

¹² tn Heb “said to his heart.”

¹³ tn Heb “an owner of a ritual pit.” See the note at v. 3.