1 Samuel 10:20

10:20 Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.

1 Samuel 13:16

13:16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash. ¹ 

1 Samuel 14:16

14:16 Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin ²  looked on ³  as the crowd of soldiers seemed to melt away first in one direction and then in another. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 4:12

Eli Dies

4:12 On that day ⁵  a Benjaminite ran from the battle lines and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn and dirt was on his head.

1 Samuel 10:21

10:21 Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the family of Matri was chosen by lot. At last Saul son of Kish was chosen by lot. But when they looked for him, he was nowhere to be found.

1 Samuel 13:15

13:15 Then Samuel set out and went up from Gilgal ⁶  to Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. ⁷  Saul mustered the army that remained with him; there were about six hundred men.

1 Samuel 9:16

9:16 “At this time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin. You must consecrate ⁸  him as a leader over my people Israel. He will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked with favor on my people. Their cry has reached me!”

1 Samuel 9:21

9:21 Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjaminite, from the smallest of Israel’s tribes, and is not my family clan the smallest of all the tribes of Benjamin? Why do you speak to me in this way?”

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! ⁹  He is asking, “What should I do about my son?”’

[13:16]  ¹ tn The juxtaposition of disjunctive clauses in v.16 indicates synchronic action.

[14:16]  ¹ tn Heb “at Gibeah of Benjamin.” The words “in the territory” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[14:16]  ² tn Heb “saw, and look!”

[14:16]  ³ tn Heb “the crowd melted and went, even here.”

[4:12]  ¹ tn Or perhaps, “the same day.” On this use of the demonstrative pronoun see Joüon 2:532 §143.f.

[13:15]  ¹ tc The LXX and two Old Latin mss include the following words here: “on his way. And the rest of the people went up after Saul to meet the warring army. When they arrived from Gilgal….”

[13:15]  ² tn Heb “at Gibeah of Benjamin.” The words “in the territory” are supplied in the translation for clarity (likewise in the following verse).

[9:16]  ¹ tn Heb “anoint.”

[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.