1 Samuel 15:17

15:17 Samuel said, “Is it not true that when you were insignificant in your own eyes, you became head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord chose ¹  you as king over Israel.

1 Samuel 15:26

15:26 Samuel said to Saul, “I will not go back with you, for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel!”

1 Samuel 17:50

17:50 ² David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand. ³ 

1 Samuel 25:30

25:30 The Lord will do for my lord everything that he promised you, ⁴  and he will make ⁵  you a leader over Israel.

[15:17]  ¹ tn Heb “anointed.”

[17:50]  ² tc Most LXX mss lack v. 50.

[17:50]  ³ tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.

[25:30]  ³ tn Heb “according to all which he spoke, the good concerning you.”

[25:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “appoint.”