1 Samuel 17:25

17:25 The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so ¹  to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father’s house exempt from tax obligations in Israel.”

1 Samuel 23:23

23:23 Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information. ²  Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him ³  among all the thousands of Judah.”

1 Samuel 27:1

David Aligns Himself with the Philistines

27:1 David thought to himself, ⁴  “One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”

1 Samuel 29:6

29:6 So Achish summoned David and said to him, “As surely as the Lord lives, you are an honest man, and I am glad to have you ⁵  serving ⁶  with me in the army. ⁷  I have found no fault with you from the day that you first came to me until the present time. But in the opinion ⁸  of the leaders, you are not reliable. ⁹ 

[17:25]  ¹ tn Heb “he is coming up.”

[23:23]  ² tn Heb “established.”

[23:23]  ³ tn Heb “I will search him out.”

[27:1]  ³ tn Heb “said to his heart.”

[29:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “it is good in my eyes.” Cf. v. 7.

[29:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “your going forth and your coming in.” The expression is a merism.

[29:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “camp.”

[29:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “eyes.”

[29:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “good.”