13:3 Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost 5 that was at Geba and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul alerted 6 all the land saying, “Let the Hebrews pay attention!”
13:19 A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, “This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears.”
22:14 Ahimelech replied to the king, “Who among all your servants is faithful like David? He is the king’s son-in-law, the leader of your bodyguard, and honored in your house!
1 tn Heb “you will see [the] trouble of [the] dwelling place.” Since God’s dwelling place/sanctuary is in view, the pronoun is supplied in the translation (see v. 29).
2 tn Heb “in all which he does good with Israel.”
3 tc The LXX and a Qumran manuscript have the first person pronoun “my” here.
4 tn Heb “all the days.”
5 tn Or perhaps “struck down the Philistine official.” See the note at 1 Sam 10:5. Cf. TEV “killed the Philistine commander.”
6 tn Heb “blew the ram’s horn in.”