1 Samuel 8:10

8:10 So Samuel spoke all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king.

1 Samuel 8:19

8:19 But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. ¹  Instead they said, “No! There will be a king over us!

1 Samuel 8:21

8:21 So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the Lord. ² 

1 Samuel 11:12

Saul Is Established as King

11:12 Then the people said to Samuel, “Who were the ones asking, ‘Will Saul reign over us?’ Hand over those men so we may execute them!”

1 Samuel 11:14

11:14 Samuel said to the people, “Come on! Let’s go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”

1 Samuel 14:31

14:31 On that day the army struck down the Philistines from Micmash to Aijalon, and they became very tired.

1 Samuel 15:8

15:8 He captured King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he executed all Agag’s people ³  with the sword.

1 Samuel 15:21

15:21 But the army took from the plunder some of the sheep and cattle – the best of what was to be slaughtered – to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.”

1 Samuel 17:27

17:27 The soldiers ⁴  told him what had been promised, saying, ⁵  “This is what will be done for the man who can strike him down.”

1 Samuel 18:13

18:13 Saul removed David ⁶  from his presence and made him a commanding officer. ⁷  David led the army out to battle and back. ⁸ 

¹ tn Heb “and the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel.”

¹ tn Heb “and Samuel heard all the words of the people and he spoke them into the ears of the Lord.”

¹ tn Heb “all the people.” For clarity “Agag’s” has been supplied in the translation.

¹ tn Heb “people.”

² tn Heb “according to this word, saying.”

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

² tn Heb “an officer of a thousand.”

³ tn Heb “and he went out and came in before the people.” See v. 16.