1 Samuel 10:2

10:2 When you leave me today, you will find two men near Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah on Benjamin’s border. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you have gone looking for have been found. Your father is no longer concerned about the donkeys but has become anxious about you two! ¹  He is asking, “What should I do about my son?”’

1 Samuel 14:45

14:45 But the army said to Saul, “Should Jonathan, who won this great victory in Israel, die? May it never be! As surely as the Lord lives, not a single hair of his head will fall to the ground! For it is with the help of God that he has acted today.” So the army rescued Jonathan from death. ² 

1 Samuel 21:9

David Goes to Gath

21:9 The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the valley of Elah, is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod. If you wish, take it for yourself. Other than that, there’s nothing here.” David said, “There’s nothing like it! Give it to me!”

1 Samuel 25:39

25:39 When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, “Praised be the Lord who has vindicated me and avenged the insult that I suffered from Nabal! ³  The Lord has kept his servant from doing evil, and he has repaid Nabal for his evil deeds.” ⁴  Then David sent word to Abigail and asked her to become his wife.

1 Samuel 29:3-4

29:3 The leaders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish said to the leaders of the Philistines, “Isn’t this David, the servant of King Saul of Israel, who has been with me for quite some time? ⁵  I have found no fault with him from the day of his defection until the present time!” ⁶ 

29:4 But the leaders of the Philistines became angry with him and said ⁷  to him, “Send the man back! Let him return to the place that you assigned him! Don’t let him go down with us into the battle, for he might become ⁸  our adversary in the battle. What better way to please his lord than with the heads of these men? ⁹ 

[10:2]  ¹ sn In the Hebrew text the pronoun you is plural, suggesting that Saul’s father was concerned about his son and the servant who accompanied him.

[14:45]  ² tn Heb “and he did not die.”

[25:39]  ³ tn Heb “who has argued the case of my insult from the hand of Nabal.”

[25:39]  ⁴ tn Heb “his servant he has held back from evil, and the evil of Nabal the Lord has turned back on his head.”

[29:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “these days or these years.”

[29:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “from the day of his falling [away] until this day.”

[29:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the leaders of the Philistines said.”

[29:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “so that he might not become.”

[29:4]  ⁷ tn Or perhaps, “our men.” On this use of the demonstrative pronoun see Joüon 2:532 §143.e.