1 Samuel 3:11

3:11 The Lord said to Samuel, “Look! I am about to do something in Israel; ¹  when anyone hears about it, both of his ears will tingle.

1 Samuel 10:7

10:7 “When these signs have taken place, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God will be with you. ² 

1 Samuel 11:13

11:13 But Saul said, “No one will be killed on this day. For today the Lord has given Israel a victory!”

1 Samuel 12:6-7

12:6 Samuel said to the people, “The Lord is the one who chose Moses and Aaron and who brought your ancestors ³  up from the land of Egypt. 12:7 Now take your positions, so I may confront you ⁴  before the Lord regarding all the Lord’s just actions toward you and your ancestors. ⁵ 

1 Samuel 14:7

14:7 His armor bearer said to him, “Do everything that is on your mind. ⁶  Do as you’re inclined. I’m with you all the way!” ⁷ 

1 Samuel 15:2

15:2 Here is what the Lord of hosts says: ‘I carefully observed how the Amalekites opposed ⁸  Israel along the way when Israel ⁹  came up from Egypt.

¹ tn The Hebrew text adds “so that” here, formally connecting this clause with the next.

² sn In light of Saul’s commission to be Israel’s deliverer (see v. 1), it is likely that some type of military action against the Philistines (see v.5) is implied.

³ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 7, 8).

⁴ tn Heb “and I will enter into judgment with you” (NRSV similar); NAB “and I shall arraign you.”

⁵ tn Heb “all the just actions which he has done with you and with your fathers.”

⁵ tn Heb “in your heart.”

⁶ tn Heb “Look, I am with you, according to your heart.” See the note at 13:14.

⁶ tn Heb “what Amalek did to Israel, how he placed against him.”

⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Israel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.