1 Samuel 17:43

17:43 The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?” ¹  Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

1 Samuel 17:48

17:48 The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the battle line to attack the Philistine. ² 

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 18:23

18:23 So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately ⁵  to David. David replied, “Is becoming the king’s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I’m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!”

1 Samuel 18:29

18:29 Saul became even more afraid of him. ⁶  Saul continued to be at odds with David from then on. ⁷ 

1 Samuel 22:5

22:5 Then Gad the prophet said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Go to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.

1 Samuel 23:2

23:2 So David asked the Lord, “Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The Lord said to David, “Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”

1 Samuel 24:9

24:9 David said to Saul, “Why do you pay attention when men say, ‘David is seeking to do you harm’?

1 Samuel 25:5

25:5 he ⁸  sent ten servants, ⁹  saying to them, ¹⁰  “Go up to Carmel to see Nabal and give him greetings in my name. ¹¹ 

1 Samuel 25:10

25:10 But Nabal responded to David’s servants, “Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters!

1 Samuel 25:23

25:23 When Abigail saw David, she got down quickly from the donkey, threw herself down before David, and bowed to the ground.

1 Samuel 25:40

25:40 So the servants of David went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her, “David has sent us to you to bring you back to be his wife.”

1 Samuel 27:3

27:3 David settled with Achish in Gath, along with his men and their families. ¹²  David had with him his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal’s widow.

1 Samuel 30:7

30:7 Then David said to the priest Abiathar son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

1 Samuel 30:20

30:20 David took all the flocks and herds and drove them in front of the rest of the animals. People were saying, “This is David’s plunder!”

[17:43]  ¹ sn Sticks is a pejorative reference to David’s staff (v. 40); the same Hebrew word (מַקֵּל, maqqel) is used for both.

[17:48]  ² tc Most LXX mss lack the second half of v. 48.

[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.

[18:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the ears of.”

[18:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “of David.” In the translation the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun for stylistic reasons.

[18:29]  ⁶ tc The final sentence of v. 29 is absent in most LXX mss.

[25:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “David”; for stylistic reasons the pronoun has been used in the translation.

[25:5]  ⁷ tn Or “young men.”

[25:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “and David said to the young men.”

[25:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “and inquire concerning him in my name in regard to peace.”

[27:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “a man and his house.”