1 Samuel 9:14

9:14 So they went up to the town. As they were heading for the middle of the town, Samuel was coming in their direction ¹  to go up to the high place.

1 Samuel 14:26

14:26 When the army entered the forest, they saw ²  the honey flowing, but no one ate any of it, ³  for the army was afraid of the oath.

1 Samuel 28:13

28:13 The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid! What have you seen?” The woman replied to Saul, “I have seen one like a god ⁴  coming up from the ground!”

1 Samuel 30:3

30:3 When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned. ⁵  Their wives, sons, and daughters had been taken captive.

¹ tn Heb “to meet them.” This may indicate purpose on Samuel’s part. The next sentence indicates that the meeting was by design, not just an accident.

² tn Heb “and the army entered the forest, and look!”

³ tn Heb “and there was no one putting his hand to his mouth.”

³ tn Heb “gods.” The modifying participle (translated “coming up”) is plural, suggesting that underworld spirits are the referent. But in the following verse Saul understands the plural word to refer to a singular being. The reference is to the spirit of Samuel.

⁴ tn Heb “and David and his men came to the city, and look, it was burned with fire.”