1 Samuel 1:21

Hannah Dedicates Samuel to the Lord

1:21 This man Elkanah went up with all his family to make the yearly sacrifice to the Lord and to keep his vow,

1 Samuel 7:4

7:4 So the Israelites ¹  removed the Baals and images of Ashtoreth. They served only the Lord.

1 Samuel 15:8

15:8 He captured King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he executed all Agag’s people ²  with the sword.

1 Samuel 17:54

17:54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, ³  and he put Goliath’s ⁴  weapons in his tent.

1 Samuel 22:10

22:10 He inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

1 Samuel 25:43

25:43 David had also married ⁵  Ahinoam from Jezreel; the two of them became his wives.

1 Samuel 30:18

30:18 David retrieved everything the Amalekites had taken; he ⁶  also rescued his two wives.

1 Samuel 31:10

31:10 They placed Saul’s armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths ⁷  and hung his corpse on the city wall of Beth Shan.

[7:4]  ¹ tn Heb “the sons of Israel.”

[15:8]  ¹ tn Heb “all the people.” For clarity “Agag’s” has been supplied in the translation.

[17:54]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[17:54]  ² tn Heb “his”; the referent (Goliath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:43]  ¹ tn Heb “taken.”

[30:18]  ¹ tn Heb “David.” The pronoun (“he”) has been substituted for the proper name in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[31:10]  ¹ sn The Semitic goddess Astarte was associated with love and war in the ancient Near East. See the note on the same term in 7:3.