1 Samuel 4:13

4:13 When he arrived in Shiloh, Eli was sitting in his chair watching by the side of ¹  the road, for he was very worried ²  about the ark of God. As the man entered the city to give his report, ³  the whole city cried out.

1 Samuel 9:20

9:20 Don’t be concerned ⁴  about the donkeys that you lost three days ago, for they have been found. Whom does all Israel desire? Is it not you, and all your father’s family?” ⁵ 

1 Samuel 25:25

25:25 My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means ‘fool,’ and he is indeed foolish! ⁶  But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent. ⁷ 

1 Samuel 25:31

25:31 Your conscience will not be overwhelmed with guilt ⁸  for having poured out innocent blood and for having taken matters into your own hands. When the Lord has granted my lord success, ⁹  please remember your servant.”

1 Samuel 25:36

25:36 When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time ¹⁰  and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing ¹¹  until morning’s light.

1 Samuel 27:1

David Aligns Himself with the Philistines

27:1 David thought to himself, ¹²  “One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”

¹ tc Read with many medieval Hebrew mss, the Qere, and much versional evidence יַד (yad, “hand”) rather than MT יַךְ (yakh).

² tn Heb “his heart was trembling.”

³ tn Heb “and the man came to report in the city.”

⁴ tn Heb “do not fix your heart.”

⁵ tn Heb “and all the house of your father.”

⁷ tn Heb “and foolishness is with him.”

⁸ tn Heb “my lord’s servants, whom you sent.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and this will not be for you for staggering and for stumbling of the heart of my lord.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and the Lord will do well for my lord.”

¹³ tn Heb “and the heart of Nabal was good upon him”; NASB, NRSV “Nabal’s heart was merry within him”; NIV “he was in high spirits”; NCV, TEV “was in a good mood”; CEV “was very drunk and feeling good.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “and she did not tell him a thing, small or large.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “said to his heart.”