1 Samuel 8:9

8:9 So now do as they say. ¹  But seriously warn ²  them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.” ³ 

1 Samuel 8:19

8:19 But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. ⁴  Instead they said, “No! There will be a king over us!

1 Samuel 13:14

13:14 But now your kingdom will not continue! The Lord has sought out ⁵  for himself a man who is loyal to him ⁶  and the Lord has appointed ⁷  him to be leader over his people, for you have not obeyed what the Lord commanded you.”

Joshua 5:14-15

5:14 He answered, ⁸  “Truly I am the commander of the Lord’s army. ⁹  Now I have arrived!” ¹⁰  Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground ¹¹  and asked, “What does my master want to say to his servant?” 5:15 The commander of the Lord’s army answered Joshua, “Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.

Joshua 5:2

A New Generation is Circumcised

5:2 At that time the Lord told Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites once again.” ¹² 

Joshua 5:2

A New Generation is Circumcised

5:2 At that time the Lord told Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites once again.” ¹³ 

Joshua 5:2

A New Generation is Circumcised

5:2 At that time the Lord told Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites once again.” ¹⁴ 

Joshua 20:5

20:5 When the avenger of blood comes after him, they must not hand over to him the one who committed manslaughter, for he accidentally killed his fellow man without premeditation. ¹⁵ 

Hebrews 2:10

2:10 For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, ¹⁶  in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer ¹⁷  of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

¹ tn Heb “and now, listen to their voice.”

² tn The infinitive absolute appears before the imperative for emphasis.

³ tn Heb “and tell them the manner of the king who will rule over them.”

⁴ tn Heb “and the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel.”

⁵ tn This verb form, as well as the one that follows (“appointed”), indicates completed action from the standpoint of the speaker. This does not necessarily mean that the Lord had already conducted his search and made his choice, however. The forms may be used for rhetorical effect to emphasize the certainty of the action. The divine search for a new king is as good as done, emphasizing that the days of Saul’s dynasty are numbered.

⁶ tn Heb “according to his heart.” The idiomatic expression means to be like-minded with another, as its use in 1 Sam 14:7 indicates.

⁷ tn Heb “commanded.”

⁸ tc Heb “He said, “Neither.” An alternative reading is לוֹ (lo, “[He said] to him”; cf. NEB). This reading is supported by many Hebrew mss, as well as the LXX and Syriac versions. The traditional reading of the MT (לֹא, lo’, “no, neither”) is probably the product of aural confusion (the two variant readings sound the same in Hebrew). Although followed by a number of modern translations (cf. NIV, NRSV), this reading is problematic, for the commander of the Lord’s army would hardly have declared himself neutral.

⁹ sn The Lord’s heavenly army, like an earthly army, has a commander who leads the troops. For the phrase שַׂר־צְבָא (sar-tsÿva’, “army commander”) in the human sphere, see among many other references Gen 21:22, 32; 26:26; Judg 4:2, 7; 1 Sam 12:9.

¹⁰ sn The commander’s appearance seems to be for Joshua’s encouragement. Joshua could now lead Israel into battle knowing that the Lord’s invisible army would ensure victory.

¹¹ tn Heb “Joshua fell on his face to the ground and bowed down.”

¹² tn Heb “return, circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.” The Hebrew term שׁוּב (shuv, “return”) is used here in an adverbial sense to indicate the repetition of an action.

¹³ tn Heb “return, circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.” The Hebrew term שׁוּב (shuv, “return”) is used here in an adverbial sense to indicate the repetition of an action.

¹⁴ tn Heb “return, circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.” The Hebrew term שׁוּב (shuv, “return”) is used here in an adverbial sense to indicate the repetition of an action.

¹⁵ tn Heb “for without knowledge he killed his neighbor, and he was not hating him prior to that.”

¹⁶ tn Grk “for whom are all things and through whom are all things.”

¹⁷ sn The Greek word translated pioneer is used of a “prince” or leader, the representative head of a family. It also carries nuances of “trailblazer,” one who breaks through to new ground for those who follow him. It is used some thirty-five times in the Greek OT and four times in the NT, always of Christ (Acts 3:15; 5:31; Heb 2:10; 12:2).