1 Samuel 14:27

14:27 But Jonathan had not heard about the oath his father had made the army take. He extended the end of his staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb. When he ate it, ¹  his eyes gleamed. ² 

1 Samuel 14:34

14:34 Then Saul said, “Scatter out among the army and say to them, ‘Each of you bring to me your ox and sheep and slaughter them in this spot and eat. But don’t sin against the Lord by eating the blood.” So that night each one brought his ox and slaughtered it there. ³ 

1 Samuel 16:16

16:16 Let our lord instruct his servants who are here before you to look for a man who knows how to play the lyre. Then whenever the evil spirit from God comes upon you, he can play the lyre ⁴  and you will feel better.” ⁵ 

1 Samuel 16:23

16:23 So whenever the spirit from God would come upon Saul, David would take his lyre and play it. This would bring relief to Saul and make him feel better. Then the evil spirit would leave him alone. ⁶ 

1 Samuel 18:10

18:10 The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied within his house. Now David was playing the lyre ⁷  that day. There was a spear in Saul’s hand,

1 Samuel 22:6

Saul Executes the Priests

22:6 But Saul found out the whereabouts of David and the men who were with him. ⁸  Now Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree at an elevated location with his spear in hand and all his servants stationed around him.

[14:27]  ¹ tn Heb “and he returned his hand to his mouth.”

[14:27]  ² tc The translation follows the Qere and several medieval Hebrew mss in reading “gleamed,” rather than the Kethib, “saw.”

[14:34]  ³ tn Heb “and all the army brought near, each his ox by his hand, and they slaughtered there.”

[16:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he will play with his hand.”

[16:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “and it will be better for you.”

[16:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “would turn aside from upon him.”

[18:10]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew text adds here “with his hand.”

[22:6]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and Saul heard that David and the men who were with him were known.”