1 Samuel 2:8

2:8 He lifts the weak ¹  from the dust;

he raises ²  the poor from the ash heap

to seat them with princes

and to bestow on them an honored position. ³ 

The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord,

and he has placed the world on them.

1 Samuel 3:4

3:4 The Lord called to Samuel, and he replied, “Here I am!”

1 Samuel 3:16

3:16 However, Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He replied, “Here I am.”

1 Samuel 17:16

17:16 Meanwhile for forty days the Philistine approached every morning and evening and took his position.

1 Samuel 19:14

19:14 When Saul sent messengers to arrest David, she said, “He’s sick.”

¹ tn Or “lowly”; Heb “insignificant.”

² tn The imperfect verbal form, which is parallel to the participle in the preceding line, is best understood here as indicating what typically happens.

³ tn Heb “a seat of honor.”