1 Samuel 10:22

10:22 So they inquired again of the Lord, “Has the man arrived here yet?” The Lord said, “He has hidden himself among the equipment.” ¹ 

1 Samuel 27:4

27:4 When Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he did not mount a new search for him.

1 Samuel 1:18

1:18 She said, “May I, your servant, find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and got something to eat. ²  Her face no longer looked sad.

1 Samuel 7:13

7:13 So the Philistines were defeated; they did not invade Israel again. The hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

1 Samuel 18:29

18:29 Saul became even more afraid of him. ³  Saul continued to be at odds with David from then on. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 23:4

23:4 So David asked the Lord once again. But again the Lord replied, “Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.”

1 Samuel 3:6

3:6 The Lord again called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli ⁵  said, “I didn’t call you, my son. Go back and lie down.”

1 Samuel 16:11

16:11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Is that all of the young men?” Jesse ⁶  replied, “There is still the youngest one, but he’s taking care of the flock.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we cannot turn our attention to other things until he comes here.”

1 Samuel 20:3

20:3 Taking an oath, David again ⁷  said, “Your father is very much aware of the fact ⁸  that I have found favor with you, and he has thought, ⁹  ‘Don’t let Jonathan know about this, or he will be upset.’ But as surely as the Lord lives and you live, there is about one step between me and death!”

1 Samuel 23:22

23:22 Go and make further arrangements. Determine precisely ¹⁰  where he is ¹¹  and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.

1 Samuel 26:21

26:21 Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won’t harm you, for you treated my life with value ¹²  this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!” ¹³ 

1 Samuel 27:1

David Aligns Himself with the Philistines

27:1 David thought to himself, ¹⁴  “One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”

1 Samuel 28:15

28:15 Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul replied, “I am terribly troubled! The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me. He does not answer me – not by the prophets nor by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what I should do.”

[10:22]  ¹ tn Or “baggage” (so many English versions); KJV “stuff”; TEV “supplies.”

[1:18]  ² tc Several medieval Hebrew mss and the Syriac Peshitta lack the words “and got something to eat.”

[18:29]  ³ tn Heb “of David.” In the translation the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun for stylistic reasons.

[18:29]  ⁴ tc The final sentence of v. 29 is absent in most LXX mss.

[3:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jesse) has been specified in the translation both here and in v. 12 for clarity.

[20:3]  ⁶ tc The LXX and the Syriac Peshitta lack the word “again.”

[20:3]  ⁷ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.

[20:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “said,” that is, to himself. So also in v. 25.

[23:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “know and see.” The expression is a hendiadys. See also v. 23.

[23:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “his place where his foot is.”

[26:21]  ⁸ tn Heb “my life was valuable in your eyes.”

[26:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “and I have erred very greatly.”

[27:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “said to his heart.”