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 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 18:18

18:18 David said to Saul, “Who am I? Who are my relatives or the clan of my father ¹  in Israel that I should become the king’s son-in-law?”

1 Samuel 20:6

20:6 If your father happens to miss me, you should say, ‘David urgently requested me to let him go ²  to his city Bethlehem, ³  for there is an annual sacrifice there for his entire family.’

1 Samuel 20:29

20:29 He said, ‘Permit me to go, ⁴  for we are having a family sacrifice in the city, and my brother urged ⁵  me to be there. So now, if I have found favor with you, let me go ⁶  to see my brothers.’ For that reason he has not come to the king’s table.”

[18:18]  ¹ tn Heb “Who are my relatives, the clan of my father?” The term חַי (khay), traditionally understood as “my life,” is here a rare word meaning “family, kinfolk” (see HALOT 309 s.v. III חַי). The phrase “clan of my father” may be a scribal gloss explaining the referent of this rare word.

[20:6]  ¹ tn Heb “to run.”

[20:6]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[20:29]  ¹ tn Heb “send me.”

[20:29]  ² tn Heb “commanded.”

[20:29]  ³ tn Heb “be released [from duty].”