1 Samuel 1:14

1:14 So he ¹  said to her, “How often do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!”

1 Samuel 16:1

Samuel Anoints David as King

16:1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. ²  Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, ³  for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.” ⁴ 

[1:14]  ¹ tn Heb “Eli.” The pronoun (“he”) has been used in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.

[16:1]  ² tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And the Lord said to Samuel.”

[16:1]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[16:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “for I have seen among his sons for me a king.”