1 Samuel 1:2

1:2 He had two wives; the name of the first was Hannah and the name of the second was Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless.

1 Samuel 3:1

The Call of Samuel

3:1 Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision. ¹  Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

1 Samuel 9:2

9:2 He had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. There was no one among the Israelites more handsome than he was; he stood head and shoulders above all the people.

1 Samuel 9:4

9:4 So Saul ²  crossed through the hill country of Ephraim, passing through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. So they crossed through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then he crossed through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them.

1 Samuel 10:14

10:14 Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” Saul ³  replied, “To look for the donkeys. But when we realized they were lost, ⁴  we went to Samuel.”

1 Samuel 14:17

14:17 So Saul said to the army that was with him, “Muster the troops and see who is no longer with us.” When they mustered the troops, ⁵  Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.

1 Samuel 14:26

14:26 When the army entered the forest, they saw ⁶  the honey flowing, but no one ate any of it, ⁷  for the army was afraid of the oath.

1 Samuel 14:39

14:39 For as surely as the Lord, the deliverer of Israel, lives, even if it turns out to be my own son Jonathan, he will certainly die!” But no one from the army said anything. ⁸ 

1 Samuel 17:50

17:50 ⁹ David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand. ¹⁰ 

1 Samuel 30:4

30:4 Then David and the men ¹¹  who were with him wept loudly ¹²  until they could weep no more. ¹³ 

[3:1]  ¹ tn Heb “before Eli.”

[9:4]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:14]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:14]  ² tn Heb “And we saw that they were not.”

[14:17]  ¹ tn Heb “and they mustered the troops, and look!”

[14:26]  ¹ tn Heb “and the army entered the forest, and look!”

[14:26]  ² tn Heb “and there was no one putting his hand to his mouth.”

[14:39]  ¹ tn Heb “and there was no one answering from all the army.”

[17:50]  ¹ tc Most LXX mss lack v. 50.

[17:50]  ² tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.

[30:4]  ¹ tn Heb “people.”

[30:4]  ² tn Heb “lifted up their voice and wept.”

[30:4]  ³ tn Heb “until there was no longer in them strength to weep.”