1 Samuel 1:16

1:16 Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman, ¹  for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish.”

1 Samuel 2:31

2:31 In fact, days are coming when I will remove your strength ²  and the strength ³  of your father’s house. There will not be an old man in your house!

1 Samuel 3:11

3:11 The Lord said to Samuel, “Look! I am about to do something in Israel; ⁴  when anyone hears about it, both of his ears will tingle.

1 Samuel 8:5

8:5 They said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons don’t follow your ways. So now appoint over us a king to lead ⁵  us, just like all the other nations have.”

1 Samuel 9:12

9:12 They replied, “Yes, straight ahead! But hurry now, for he came to the town today, and the people are making a sacrifice at the high place.

1 Samuel 9:17

9:17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said, ⁶  “Here is the man that I told you about! He will rule over my people.”

1 Samuel 10:22

10:22 So they inquired again of the Lord, “Has the man arrived here yet?” The Lord said, “He has hidden himself among the equipment.” ⁷ 

1 Samuel 12:1-2

12:1 Samuel said to all Israel, “I have done ⁸  everything you requested. ⁹  I have given you a king. ¹⁰  12:2 Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day.

1 Samuel 14:11

14:11 When they ¹¹  made themselves known to the Philistine garrison, the Philistines said, “Look! The Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they hid themselves.”

1 Samuel 14:33

14:33 Now it was reported to Saul, “Look, the army is sinning against the Lord by eating even the blood.” He said, “All of you have broken the covenant! ¹²  Roll a large stone over here to me.”

1 Samuel 15:22

15:22 Then Samuel said,

“Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices

as much as he does in obedience? ¹³ 

Certainly, ¹⁴  obedience ¹⁵  is better than sacrifice;

paying attention is better than ¹⁶  the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 21:14

21:14 Achish said to his servants, “Look at this madman! Why did you bring him to me?

1 Samuel 23:3

23:3 But David’s men said to him, “We are afraid while we are still here in Judah! What will it be like if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

1 Samuel 24:1

David Spares Saul’s Life

24:1 (24:2) When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him, “Look, David is in the desert of En Gedi.”

1 Samuel 24:9

24:9 David said to Saul, “Why do you pay attention when men say, ‘David is seeking to do you harm’?

1 Samuel 25:14

25:14 But one of the servants told Nabal’s wife Abigail, “David sent messengers from the desert to greet ¹⁷  our lord, but he screamed at them.

1 Samuel 30:26

30:26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah who were his friends, saying, “Here’s a gift ¹⁸  for you from the looting of the Lord’s enemies!”

[1:16]  ¹ tn Heb “daughter of worthlessness.”

[2:31]  ² tn Heb “chop off your arm.” The arm here symbolizes strength and activity.

[2:31]  ³ tn Heb “arm.”

[3:11]  ³ tn The Hebrew text adds “so that” here, formally connecting this clause with the next.

[8:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “judge” (also in v. 6).

[9:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “responded.”

[10:22]  ⁶ tn Or “baggage” (so many English versions); KJV “stuff”; TEV “supplies.”

[12:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “Look, I have listened to your voice.”

[12:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “to all which you said to me.”

[12:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “and I have installed a king over you.”

[14:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “the two of them.”

[14:33]  ⁹ tn Heb “You have acted deceptively.” In this context the verb refers to violating an agreement, in this case the dietary and sacrificial regulations of the Mosaic law. The verb form is second masculine plural; apparently Saul here addresses those who are eating the animals.

[15:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “as [in] listening to the voice of the Lord.”

[15:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “look.”

[15:22]  ¹² tn Heb “listening.”

[15:22]  ¹³ tn The expression “is better” is understood here by ellipsis (see the immediately preceding statement).

[25:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “bless.”

[30:26]  ¹² tn Heb “blessing.”