1 Samuel 1:19

1:19 They got up early the next morning and after worshiping the Lord, they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with ¹  his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered ²  her.

1 Samuel 20:33

20:33 Then Saul threw his spear at Jonathan ³  in order to strike him down. So Jonathan was convinced ⁴  that his father had decided to kill David.

1 Samuel 23:9

23:9 When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him, ⁵  he told Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod!”

[1:19]  ¹ tn Heb “Elkanah knew his wife.” The Hebrew expression is a euphemism for sexual relations.

[1:19]  ² sn The Lord “remembered” her in the sense of granting her earlier request for a child. The Hebrew verb is often used in the OT for considering the needs or desires of people with favor and kindness.

[20:33]  ³ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Jonathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “knew.”

[23:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “Saul was planning the evil against him.”