1 Samuel 4:16

4:16 The man said to Eli, “I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!” Eli ¹  asked, “How did things go, my son?”

1 Samuel 17:22

17:22 After David had entrusted his cargo to the care of the supply officer, ²  he ran to the battlefront. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

1 Samuel 17:48

17:48 The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the battle line to attack the Philistine. ³ 

1 Samuel 17:20

17:20 So David got up early in the morning and entrusted the flock to someone else who would watch over it. ⁴  After loading up, he went just as Jesse had instructed him. He arrived at the camp ⁵  as the army was going out to the battle lines shouting its battle cry.

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “the guard of the equipment.”

³ tc Most LXX mss lack the second half of v. 48.

⁴ tn Heb “to a guard”; KJV, NASB, NRSV “with a keeper”; NIV “with a shepherd.” Since in contemporary English “guard” sounds like someone at a military installation or a prison, the present translation uses “to someone else who would watch over it.”

⁵ tn Or “entrenchment.”