1 Samuel 14:51

14:51 Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son ¹  of Abiel.

1 Samuel 19:3

19:3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are. I will speak about you to my father. When I find out what the problem is, ²  I will let you know.”

1 Samuel 20:2

20:2 Jonathan ³  said to him, “By no means are you going to die! My father does nothing ⁴  large or small without making me aware of it. ⁵  Why would my father hide this matter from me? It just won’t happen!”

1 Samuel 20:13

20:13 But if my father intends to do you harm, may the Lord do all this and more to Jonathan, if I don’t let you know ⁶  and send word to you so you can go safely on your way. ⁷  May the Lord be with you, as he was with my father.

1 Samuel 23:17

23:17 He said to him, “Don’t be afraid! For the hand of my father Saul cannot find you. You will rule over Israel, and I will be your second in command. Even my father Saul realizes this.”

1 Samuel 9:5

9:5 When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come on, let’s head back before my father quits worrying about the donkeys and becomes anxious about us!”

1 Samuel 14:29

14:29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed ⁸  when I tasted just a little of this honey.

1 Samuel 18:18

18:18 David said to Saul, “Who am I? Who are my relatives or the clan of my father ⁹  in Israel that I should become the king’s son-in-law?”

1 Samuel 19:2

19:2 So Jonathan told David, “My father Saul is trying ¹⁰  to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find ¹¹  a hiding place and stay in seclusion. ¹² 

1 Samuel 24:21

24:21 So now swear to me in the Lord’s name ¹³  that you will not kill ¹⁴  my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”

1 Samuel 9:3

9:3 The donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, ¹⁵  so Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go ¹⁶  look for the donkeys.” ¹⁷ 

1 Samuel 20:9

20:9 Jonathan said, “Far be it from you to suggest this! If I were at all aware that my father had decided to harm you, wouldn’t I tell you about it?”

1 Samuel 20:12

20:12 Jonathan said to David, “The Lord God of Israel is my witness. ¹⁸  I will feel out my father about this time the day after tomorrow. If he is favorably inclined toward David, will I not then send word to you and let you know? ¹⁹ 

1 Samuel 22:3

22:3 Then David went from there to Mizpah in Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay ²⁰  with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”

1 Samuel 22:15

22:15 Was it just today that I began to inquire of God on his behalf? Far be it from me! The king should not accuse ²¹  his servant or any of my father’s house. For your servant is not aware of all this – not in whole or in part!” ²² 

[14:51]  ¹ tn 1 Chr 9:35-36 indicates that Jeiel (= Abiel?) had two sons (among others) named Ner and Kish (see also 1 Sam 9:1 and 1 Chr 8:30, where some Greek manuscripts include the name Ner, though it is absent in the Hebrew text). If this Kish was the father of Saul and Ner was the father of Abner, then Saul and Abner were cousins. However, according to 1 Chr 8:33 and 9:39, Ner, not Abiel, was the father of Kish. In this case, Kish and Abner were brothers and Abner was Saul’s uncle. The simplest solution to the problem is to see two men named Kish in the genealogy: Abiel (Jeiel) was the father of Ner and Kish I. Ner was the father of Abner and Kish II. Kish II was the father of Saul. The Kish mentioned in 1 Sam 9:1 was the father of Saul (v.2) and must be identified as Kish II. In this case the genealogy is “gapped,” with Ner being omitted. Abiel was the grandfather of Kish II.

[19:3]  ² tn Heb “when I see.”

[20:2]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jonathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:2]  ⁴ tc The translation follows the Qere, many medieval Hebrew mss, and the ancient versions in reading “he will not do,” rather than the Kethib of the MT (“do to him”).

[20:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “without uncovering my ear.”

[20:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “uncover your ear.”

[20:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “in peace.”

[14:29]  ⁵ tc The LXX reads “saw.” See v. 27.

[18:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “Who are my relatives, the clan of my father?” The term חַי (khay), traditionally understood as “my life,” is here a rare word meaning “family, kinfolk” (see HALOT 309 s.v. III חַי). The phrase “clan of my father” may be a scribal gloss explaining the referent of this rare word.

[19:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “seeking.”

[19:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “stay in.”

[19:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “and hide yourself.”

[24:21]  ⁸ tn Heb “by the Lord.”

[24:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “cut off.”

[9:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “became lost.”

[9:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and arise, go.”

[9:3]  ¹¹ tc The Syriac Peshitta includes the following words: “So Saul arose and went out. He took with him one of the boys and went out to look for his father’s donkeys.”

[20:12]  ¹⁰ tc The Hebrew text has simply “the Lord God of Israel.” On the basis of the Syriac version, many reconstruct the text to read “[is] my witness,” which may have fallen out of the text by homoioarcton (an error which is entirely possible if עֵד, ’ed, “witness,” immediately followed ַָדוִד, “David,” in the original text).

[20:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and uncover your ear.”

[22:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “go forth.”

[22:15]  ¹² tn Heb “set a matter against.”

[22:15]  ¹³ tn Heb “small or great.”