1 Samuel 14:23

14:23 So the Lord delivered Israel that day, and the battle shifted over to Beth Aven. ¹ 

1 Samuel 19:5

19:5 He risked his life ²  when he struck down the Philistine and the Lord gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you were happy. So why would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”

1 Samuel 19:2

19:2 So Jonathan told David, “My father Saul is trying ³  to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find ⁴  a hiding place and stay in seclusion. ⁵ 

1 Samuel 23:10

23:10 Then David said, “O Lord God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is planning ⁶  to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me.

1 Samuel 23:2

23:2 So David asked the Lord, “Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The Lord said to David, “Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”

1 Samuel 5:1

The Ark Causes Trouble for the Philistines

5:1 Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

Psalms 18:50

18:50 He ⁷  gives his chosen king magnificent victories; ⁸ 

he is faithful ⁹  to his chosen ruler, ¹⁰ 

to David and his descendants ¹¹  forever.” ¹² 

[14:23]  ¹ tc The LXX includes the following words: “And all the people were with Saul, about ten thousand men. And the battle extended to the entire city on mount Ephraim.”

[19:5]  ² tn Heb “and he put his life into his hand.”

[19:2]  ³ tn Heb “seeking.”

[19:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “stay in.”

[19:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and hide yourself.”

[23:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “seeking.”

[18:50]  ⁷ tn Or “the one who.”

[18:50]  ⁸ tn Heb “magnifies the victories of his king.” “His king” refers to the psalmist, the Davidic king whom God has chosen to rule Israel.

[18:50]  ⁹ tn Heb “[the one who] does loyalty.”

[18:50]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his anointed [one],” i.e., the psalmist/Davidic king. See Ps 2:2.

[18:50]  ¹¹ tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

[18:50]  ¹² sn If David is the author of the psalm (see the superscription), then he here anticipates that God will continue to demonstrate loyalty to his descendants who succeed him. If the author is a later Davidic king, then he views the divine favor he has experienced as the outworking of God’s faithful promises to David his ancestor.