1 Samuel 12:3

12:3 Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the Lord and before his chosen king. ¹  Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, ²  and I will return it to you!”

1 Samuel 12:5

12:5 He said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and his chosen king ³  is witness this day, that you have not found any reason to accuse me.” ⁴  They said, “He is witness!”

1 Samuel 16:6

16:6 When they arrived, Samuel ⁵  noticed ⁶  Eliab and said to himself, ⁷  “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!” ⁸ 

1 Samuel 24:6

24:6 He said to his men, “May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the Lord’s chosen one, ⁹  by extending my hand against him. After all, ¹⁰  he is the Lord’s chosen one.” ¹¹ 

1 Samuel 24:10

24:10 Today your own eyes see how the Lord delivered you – this very day – into my hands in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I had pity ¹²  on you and said, ‘I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s chosen one.’ ¹³ 

1 Samuel 26:9

26:9 But David said to Abishai, “Don’t kill him! Who can extend his hand against the Lord’s chosen one ¹⁴  and remain guiltless?”

1 Samuel 26:16

26:16 This failure on your part isn’t good! ¹⁵  As surely as the Lord lives, you people who have not protected your lord, the Lord’s chosen one, are as good as dead! ¹⁶  Now look where the king’s spear and the jug of water that was by his head are!”

1 Samuel 26:2

26:2 So Saul arose and

went down to the desert of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the desert of Ziph.

1 Samuel 1:14

1:14 So he ¹⁷  said to her, “How often do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!”

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 19:21

19:21 When it was reported to Saul, he sent more messengers, but they prophesied too. So Saul sent messengers a third time, but they also prophesied.

Psalms 89:20-21

89:20 I have discovered David, my servant.

With my holy oil I have anointed him as king. ¹⁸ 

89:21 My hand will support him, ¹⁹ 

and my arm will strengthen him.

[12:3]  ¹ tn Heb “anointed [one].”

[12:3]  ² tn The words “tell me” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[12:5]  ³ tn Heb “anointed [one].”

[12:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “that you have not found anything in my hand.”

[16:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Samuel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “saw.”

[16:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “said”; the words “to himself” are implied, given the secrecy surrounding Samuel’s mission to Bethlehem (v. 2).

[16:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “his anointed one.”

[24:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “anointed.”

[24:6]  ¹⁰ tn Or “for.”

[24:6]  ¹¹ tn Heb “anointed.”

[24:10]  ¹² tn Heb “it had pity,” apparently with the understood subject being “my eye,” in accordance with a common expression.

[24:10]  ¹³ tn Heb “anointed.”

[26:9]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “anointed” (also in vv. 11, 16, 23).

[26:16]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Not good [is] this thing which you have done.”

[26:16]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “you are sons of death.”

[1:14]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “Eli.” The pronoun (“he”) has been used in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.

[89:20]  ¹⁸ tn The words “as king” are supplied in the translation for clarification, indicating that a royal anointing is in view.

[89:21]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “with whom my hand will be firm.”