1 Samuel 4:10

4:10 So the Philistines fought. Israel was defeated; they all ran home. ¹  The slaughter was very great; thirty thousand foot soldiers fell in battle.

1 Samuel 9:14

9:14 So they went up to the town. As they were heading for the middle of the town, Samuel was coming in their direction ²  to go up to the high place.

1 Samuel 17:50

17:50 ³ David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 22:5

22:5 Then Gad the prophet said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Go to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.

1 Samuel 26:24

26:24 In the same way that I valued your life this day, ⁵  may the Lord value my life ⁶  and deliver me from all danger.”

¹ tn Heb “and they fled, each to his tents.”

² tn Heb “to meet them.” This may indicate purpose on Samuel’s part. The next sentence indicates that the meeting was by design, not just an accident.

³ tc Most LXX mss lack v. 50.

⁴ tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.

⁴ tn Heb “your life was great this day in my eyes.”

⁵ tn Heb “may my life be great in the eyes of the Lord.”