1 Samuel 3:2

3:2 Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,

1 Samuel 10:22

10:22 So they inquired again of the Lord, “Has the man arrived here yet?” The Lord said, “He has hidden himself among the equipment.” ¹ 

1 Samuel 20:16

20:16 and called David’s enemies to account.” So Jonathan made a covenant ²  with the house of David. ³ 

1 Samuel 21:13

21:13 He altered his behavior in their presence. ⁴  Since he was in their power, ⁵  he pretended to be insane, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting his saliva run down his beard.

1 Samuel 24:7

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 ⁶  the road.

1 Samuel 26:2

26:2 So Saul arose and

went down to the desert of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the desert of Ziph.

¹ tn Or “baggage” (so many English versions); KJV “stuff”; TEV “supplies.”

¹ tn Heb “cut.” The object of the verb (“covenant”) must be supplied.

² tn The word order is different in the Hebrew text, which reads “and Jonathan cut with the house of David, and the Lord will seek from the hand of the enemies of David.” The translation assumes that the main clauses of the verse have been accidentally transposed in the course of transmission. The first part of the verse (as it stands in MT) belongs with v. 17, while the second part of the verse actually continues v. 15.

¹ tn Heb “in their eyes.”

² tn Heb “in their hand.”

¹ tn Heb “went on.”