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 5:9

5:9 But after it had been moved the Lord attacked ²  that city as well, causing a great deal of panic. He struck all the people of that city ³  with sores. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 6:3

6:3 They replied, “If you are going to send the ark of ⁵  the God of Israel back, don’t send it away empty. Be sure to return it with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will understand why his hand is not removed from you.”

1 Samuel 6:15

6:15 The Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the chest that was with it, which contained the gold objects. They placed them near the big stone. At that time the people of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the Lord.

1 Samuel 7:1

7:1 Then the people ⁶  of Kiriath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord; they brought it to the house of Abinadab located on the hill. They consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the Lord.

1 Samuel 12:14

12:14 If you fear the Lord, serving him and obeying him ⁷  and not rebelling against what he says, ⁸  and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the Lord your God, all will be well. ⁹ 

1 Samuel 16:13

16:13 So Samuel took the horn full of olive oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers. The Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel got up and went to Ramah.

1 Samuel 20:31

20:31 For as long as ¹⁰  this son of Jesse is alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established. Now, send some men ¹¹  and bring him to me. For he is as good as dead!” ¹² 

1 Samuel 22:6

Saul Executes the Priests

22:6 But Saul found out the whereabouts of David and the men who were with him. ¹³  Now Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree at an elevated location with his spear in hand and all his servants stationed around him.

1 Samuel 23:23

23:23 Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information. ¹⁴  Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him ¹⁵  among all the thousands of Judah.”

1 Samuel 30:21

30:21 Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, ¹⁶  those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing.

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

² tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was against the city.”

³ tn Heb “and he struck the men of the city from small and to great.”

⁴ tn See the note on this term in v. 6. Cf. KJV “and they had emerods in their secret parts.”

³ tc The LXX and a Qumran ms add “the covenant of the Lord.”

⁴ tn Heb “men.”

⁵ tn Heb “and you listen to his voice.”

⁶ tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.” So also in v. 15.

⁷ tn The words “all will be well” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶ tn Heb “all the days that.”

⁷ tn The words “some men” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁸ tn Heb “a son of death.”

⁷ tn Heb “and Saul heard that David and the men who were with him were known.”

⁸ tn Heb “established.”

⁹ tn Heb “I will search him out.”

⁹ tn Heb “David.” The pronoun (“him”) has been substituted for the proper name in the translation for stylistic reasons.