1 Samuel 15:27

15:27 When Samuel turned to leave, Saul ¹  grabbed the edge of his robe and it tore.

1 Samuel 17:35

17:35 I would go out after it, strike it down, and rescue the sheep from its mouth. If it rose up against me, I would grab it by its jaw, strike it, and kill it.

1 Samuel 23:16

23:16 Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him ²  through God.

1 Samuel 4:9

4:9 Be strong and act like men, you Philistines, or else you will wind up serving the Hebrews the way they have served you! Act like men and fight!”

1 Samuel 17:50

17:50 ³ 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. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 30:6

30:6 David was very upset, for the men ⁵  were thinking of stoning him; ⁶  each man grieved bitterly ⁷  over his sons and daughters. But David drew strength from the Lord his God.

[15:27]  ¹ tn Heb “he,” but Saul is clearly the referent. A Qumran ms and the LXX include the name “Saul” here.

[23:16]  ² tn Heb “strengthened his hand.”

[17:50]  ³ tc Most LXX mss lack v. 50.

[17:50]  ⁴ tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.

[30:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “people.”

[30:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “said to stone him.”

[30:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “for bitter was the soul of all the people, each one.”