1 Samuel 22:17

22:17 Then the king said to the messengers ¹  who were stationed beside him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, for they too have sided ²  with David! They knew he was fleeing, but they did not inform me.” But the king’s servants refused to harm ³  the priests of the Lord.

1 Samuel 24:11

24:11 Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning ⁴  evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.

1 Samuel 29:6

29:6 So Achish summoned David and said to him, “As surely as the Lord lives, you are an honest man, and I am glad to have you ⁵  serving ⁶  with me in the army. ⁷  I have found no fault with you from the day that you first came to me until the present time. But in the opinion ⁸  of the leaders, you are not reliable. ⁹ 

¹ tn Heb “runners.”

² tn Heb “their hand is.”

³ tn Heb “to extend their hand to harm.”

⁴ tn Heb “there is not in my hand.”

⁷ tn Heb “it is good in my eyes.” Cf. v. 7.

⁸ tn Heb “your going forth and your coming in.” The expression is a merism.

⁹ tn Heb “camp.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “eyes.”

¹¹ tn Heb “good.”