1 Samuel 14:47

14:47 After Saul had secured his royal position over Israel, he fought against all their ¹  enemies on all sides – the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. In every direction that he turned he was victorious. ² 

1 Samuel 24:3

24:3 He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. ³ 

Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.

1 Samuel 30:16

30:16 So he took David ⁴  down, and they found them spread out over the land. They were eating and drinking and enjoying themselves because of all the loot ⁵  they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.

[14:47]  ¹ tn Heb “his,” which could refer to Israel or to Saul.

[14:47]  ² tc The translation follows the LXX (“he was delivered”), rather than the MT, which reads, “he acted wickedly.”

[24:3]  ³ tn Heb “to cover his feet,” an idiom (euphemism) for relieving oneself (cf. NAB “to ease nature”).

[30:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[30:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “because of all the large plunder.”