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, ¹  by extending my hand against him. After all, ²  he is the Lord’s chosen one.” ³ 

1 Samuel 24:12

24:12 May the Lord judge between the two of us, and may the Lord vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.

1 Samuel 24:2

24:2 So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find ⁴  David and his men in the region of ⁵  the rocks of the mountain goats. ⁶ 

1 Samuel 1:14

1:14 So he ⁷  said to her, “How often do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!”

1 Samuel 1:16

1:16 Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman, ⁸  for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish.”

¹ tn Heb “anointed.”

² tn Or “for.”

³ tn Heb “anointed.”

⁴ tn Heb “to search [for].”

⁵ tn Heb “upon the face of.”

⁶ tn Or “the region of the Rocks of the Mountain Goats,” if this expression is understood as a place name (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV, CEV).

⁷ tn Heb “Eli.” The pronoun (“he”) has been used in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.

⁸ tn Heb “daughter of worthlessness.”