1 Samuel 28:5

28:5 When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was absolutely terrified. ¹ 

1 Samuel 18:15

18:15 When Saul saw how very successful he was, he was afraid of him.

1 Samuel 16:6

16:6 When they arrived, Samuel ²  noticed ³  Eliab and said to himself, ⁴  “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!” ⁵ 

1 Samuel 18:12

18:12 So Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.

1 Samuel 18:28

18:28 When Saul realized ⁶  that the Lord was with David and that his ⁷  daughter Michal loved David, ⁸ 

1 Samuel 23:15

23:15 David realized ⁹  that Saul had come out to seek his life; at that time David was in Horesh in the desert of Ziph.

1 Samuel 21:12

21:12 David thought about what they said ¹⁰  and was very afraid of King Achish of Gath.

1 Samuel 24:15

24:15 May the Lord be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!”

1 Samuel 31:5

31:5 When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him.

1 Samuel 19:20

19:20 So Saul sent messengers to capture David. When they saw a company of prophets prophesying with Samuel standing there as their leader, the spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.

1 Samuel 26:3

26:3 Saul camped by the road on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon, but David was staying in the desert. When he realized that Saul had come to the desert to find ¹¹  him,

1 Samuel 26:5

26:5 So David set out and went to the place where Saul was camped. David saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general in command of his army, were sleeping. Now Saul was lying in the entrenchment, and the army was camped all around him.

1 Samuel 28:20

28:20 Saul quickly fell full length on the ground and was very afraid because of Samuel’s words. He was completely drained of energy, ¹²  not having eaten anything ¹³  all that day and night.

¹ tn Heb “he was afraid, and his heart was very terrified.”

² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Samuel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “saw.”

⁴ tn Heb “said”; the words “to himself” are implied, given the secrecy surrounding Samuel’s mission to Bethlehem (v. 2).

⁵ tn Heb “his anointed one.”

³ tn Heb “saw and knew.”

⁴ tn Heb “Saul’s.” In the translation the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “saw.”

⁵ tn Heb “placed these matters in his heart.”

⁶ tn Heb “after.”

⁷ tn Heb “also there was no strength in him.”

⁸ tn Heb “food.”