1 Samuel 6:17

6:17 These are the gold sores that the Philistines brought as a guilt offering to the Lord – one for each of the following cities: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

1 Samuel 7:16

7:16 Year after year he used to travel the circuit of Bethel, 1  Gilgal, and Mizpah; he used to judge Israel in all of these places.

1 Samuel 10:7

10:7 “When these signs have taken place, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God will be with you. 2 

1 Samuel 10:9

Saul Becomes King

10:9 As Saul 3  turned 4  to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. 5  All these signs happened on that very day.

1 Samuel 16:10

16:10 Jesse presented seven of his sons to Samuel. 6  But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”

1 Samuel 17:18

17:18 Also take these ten portions of cheese to their commanding officer. 7  Find out how your brothers are doing 8  and bring back their pledge that they received the goods. 9 

1 Samuel 17:23

17:23 As he was speaking with them, the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the battle lines of the Philistines. He spoke the way he usually did, 10  and David heard it.

1 Samuel 18:23

18:23 So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately 11  to David. David replied, “Is becoming the king’s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I’m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!”

1 Samuel 18:26

18:26 So his servants told David these things and David agreed 12  to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expired 13 

1 Samuel 21:12

21:12 David thought about what they said 14  and was very afraid of King Achish of Gath.

1 Samuel 23:2

23:2 So David asked the Lord, “Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The Lord said to David, “Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”

1 Samuel 25:37

25:37 In the morning, when Nabal was sober, 15  his wife told him about these matters. He had a stroke and was paralyzed. 16 

1 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

1 sn In light of Saul’s commission to be Israel’s deliverer (see v. 1), it is likely that some type of military action against the Philistines (see v.5) is implied.

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

2 tn Heb “turned his shoulder.”

3 tn Heb “God turned for him another heart”; NAB, NRSV “gave him another heart”; NIV, NCV “changed Saul’s heart”; TEV “gave Saul a new nature”; CEV “made Saul feel like a different person.”

1 tn Heb “caused seven of his sons to pass before Samuel.” This could be taken as referring to seven sons in addition to the three mentioned before this, but 1 Sam 17:12 says Jesse had eight sons, not eleven. 1 Chr 2:13-15 lists only seven sons, including David. However, 1 Chr 27:18 mentions an additional son, named Elihu.

1 tn Heb “officer of the thousand.”

2 tn Heb “and your brothers, observe with respect to welfare.”

3 tn Heb “and their pledge take.” This probably refers to some type of confirmation that the goods arrived safely. See R. W. Klein, 1 Samuel (WBC), 177. Cf. NIV “bring back some assurance”; NCV “some proof to show me they are all right”; NLT “bring me back a letter from them.”

1 tn Heb “according to these words.”

1 tn Heb “in the ears of.”

1 tn Heb “and it was acceptable in the eyes of David.”

2 tn Heb “the days were not fulfilled.”

1 tn Heb “placed these matters in his heart.”

1 tn Heb “when the wine had gone out from Nabal.”

2 tn Heb “and his heart died within him and he became a stone.” Cf. TEV, NLT “stroke”; CEV “heart attack.” For an alternative interpretation than that presented above, see Marjorie O’Rourke Boyle, “The Law of the Heart: The Death of a Fool (1 Samuel 25),” JBL 120 (2001): 401-27, who argues that a medical diagnosis is not necessary here. Instead, the passage makes a connection between the heart and the law; Nabal dies for his lawlessness.