1 Samuel 18:26

18:26 So his servants told David these things and David agreed ¹  to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expired ² 

1 Samuel 19:1

Saul Repeatedly Attempts to Take David’s Life

19:1 Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much. ³ 

1 Samuel 21:14

21:14 Achish said to his servants, “Look at this madman! Why did you bring him to me?

1 Samuel 28:23

28:23 But he refused, saying, “I won’t eat!” Both his servants and the woman urged ⁴  him to eat, so he gave in. ⁵  He got up from the ground and sat down on the bed.

[18:26]  ¹ tn Heb “and it was acceptable in the eyes of David.”

[18:26]  ² tn Heb “the days were not fulfilled.”

[19:1]  ³ tn Heb “delighted greatly in David.”

[28:23]  ⁵ tc The translation follows many medieval Hebrew mss in reading וַיִּפְצְרוּ (vayyiftseru, “and they pressed”; from the root פצר, psr) rather than the MT’s וַיִּפְרְצוּ (vayyifretsu, “and they broke forth”; from the root פרצ, prs).

[28:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “he listened to their voice.”