1 Samuel 9:5

9:5 When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come on, let’s head back before my father quits worrying about the donkeys and becomes anxious about us!”

1 Samuel 14:29

14:29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed ¹  when I tasted just a little of this honey.

1 Samuel 18:18

18:18 David said to Saul, “Who am I? Who are my relatives or the clan of my father ²  in Israel that I should become the king’s son-in-law?”

1 Samuel 19:2

19:2 So Jonathan told David, “My father Saul is trying ³  to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find ⁴  a hiding place and stay in seclusion. ⁵ 

1 Samuel 24:21

24:21 So now swear to me in the Lord’s name ⁶  that you will not kill ⁷  my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”

¹ tc The LXX reads “saw.” See v. 27.

¹ tn Heb “Who are my relatives, the clan of my father?” The term חַי (khay), traditionally understood as “my life,” is here a rare word meaning “family, kinfolk” (see HALOT 309 s.v. III חַי). The phrase “clan of my father” may be a scribal gloss explaining the referent of this rare word.

¹ tn Heb “seeking.”

² tn Heb “stay in.”

³ tn Heb “and hide yourself.”

¹ tn Heb “by the Lord.”

² tn Heb “cut off.”