1 Samuel 16:5
Context16:5 He replied, “Yes, in peace. I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” So he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
1 Samuel 16:10
Context16:10 Jesse presented seven of his sons to Samuel. 1 But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”
1 Samuel 31:2
Context31:2 The Philistines stayed right on the heels 2 of Saul and his sons. They 3 struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.
1 Samuel 31:8
Context31:8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip loot from the corpses, they discovered Saul and his three sons lying dead 4 on Mount Gilboa.


[16:10] 1 tn Heb “caused seven of his sons to pass before Samuel.” This could be taken as referring to seven sons in addition to the three mentioned before this, but 1 Sam 17:12 says Jesse had eight sons, not eleven. 1 Chr 2:13-15 lists only seven sons, including David. However, 1 Chr 27:18 mentions an additional son, named Elihu.
[31:2] 1 tn Heb “stuck close after.”