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 7:8

7:8 The Israelites said to Samuel, “Keep ²  crying out to the Lord our ³  God so that he may save us ⁴  from the hand of the Philistines!”

1 Samuel 12:12

12:12 “When you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites was advancing against you, you said to me, ‘No! A king will rule over us’ – even though the Lord your God is your king!

1 Samuel 14:39

14:39 For as surely as the Lord, the deliverer of Israel, lives, even if it turns out to be my own son Jonathan, he will certainly die!” But no one from the army said anything. ⁵ 

1 Samuel 14:49

Members of Saul’s Family

14:49 The sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malki-Shua. ⁶  He had two daughters; the older one was named Merab and the younger Michal.

1 Samuel 26:17

26:17 When Saul recognized David’s voice, he said, “Is that your voice, my son David?” David replied, “Yes, it’s my voice, my lord the king.”

1 Samuel 31:2

31:2 The Philistines stayed right on the heels ⁷  of Saul and his sons. They ⁸  struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

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

² tn Heb “don’t stop.”

³ tc The LXX reads “your God” rather than the MT’s “our God.”

⁴ tn After the negated jussive, the prefixed verbal form with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose/result.

³ tn Heb “and there was no one answering from all the army.”

⁴ sn The list differs from others. In 1 Sam 31:2 (= 1 Chr 10:2), Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua are listed as Saul’s sons, while 1 Chr 8:33 and 9:39 list Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

⁵ tn Heb “stuck close after.”

⁶ tn Heb “the Philistines.”