1 Samuel 24:6-7

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, by extending my hand against him. After all, he is the Lord’s chosen one.” 24:7 David restrained his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and started down the road.

1 Samuel 24:2

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

1 Samuel 1:14

1:14 So he 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, for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish.”

Psalms 105:15

105:15 saying, 10  “Don’t touch my chosen 11  ones!

Don’t harm my prophets!”


tn Heb “anointed.”

tn Or “for.”

tn Heb “anointed.”

tn Heb “went on.”

tn Heb “to search [for].”

tn Heb “upon the face of.”

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).

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

tn Heb “daughter of worthlessness.”

10 tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

11 tn Heb “anointed.”