1 Samuel 14:45

14:45 But the army said to Saul, “Should Jonathan, who won this great victory in Israel, die? May it never be! As surely as the Lord lives, not a single hair of his head will fall to the ground! For it is with the help of God that he has acted today.” So the army rescued Jonathan from death. ¹ 

1 Samuel 17:28

17:28 When David’s ²  oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, he became angry ³  with David and said, “Why have you come down here? To whom did you entrust those few sheep in the desert? I am familiar with your pride and deceit! ⁴  You have come down here to watch the battle!”

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.”

1 Samuel 29:3

29:3 The leaders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish said to the leaders of the Philistines, “Isn’t this David, the servant of King Saul of Israel, who has been with me for quite some time? ⁵  I have found no fault with him from the day of his defection until the present time!” ⁶ 

1 Samuel 29:6

29:6 So Achish summoned David and said to him, “As surely as the Lord lives, you are an honest man, and I am glad to have you ⁷  serving ⁸  with me in the army. ⁹  I have found no fault with you from the day that you first came to me until the present time. But in the opinion ¹⁰  of the leaders, you are not reliable. ¹¹ 

[14:45]  ¹ tn Heb “and he did not die.”

[17:28]  ² tn Heb “his”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:28]  ³ tn Heb “the anger of Eliab became hot.”

[17:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “the wickedness of your heart.”

[29:3]  ³ tn Heb “these days or these years.”

[29:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “from the day of his falling [away] until this day.”

[29:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “it is good in my eyes.” Cf. v. 7.

[29:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “your going forth and your coming in.” The expression is a merism.

[29:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “camp.”

[29:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “eyes.”

[29:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “good.”