1 Samuel 19:11

19:11 Saul sent messengers to David’s house to guard it and to kill him in the morning. Then David’s wife Michal told him, “If you do not save yourself ¹  tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”

1 Samuel 19:14

19:14 When Saul sent messengers to arrest David, she said, “He’s sick.”

John 7:32

7:32 The Pharisees ²  heard the crowd ³  murmuring these things about Jesus, ⁴  so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers ⁵  to arrest him. ⁶ 

John 7:45

Lack of Belief

7:45 Then the officers ⁷  returned ⁸  to the chief priests and Pharisees, ⁹  who said to them, “Why didn’t you bring him back with you?” ¹⁰ 

[19:11]  ¹ tn Heb “your life.”

[7:32]  ² sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

[7:32]  ³ tn Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the Pharisees).

[7:32]  ⁴ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:32]  ⁵ tn Or “servants.” The “chief priests and Pharisees” is a comprehensive term for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26. As “servants” or “officers” of the Sanhedrin their representatives should be distinguished from the Levites serving as temple police (perhaps John 7:30 and 44; also John 8:20; 10:39; 19:6; Acts 4:3). Even when performing “police” duties such as here, their “officers” are doing so only as part of their general tasks (see K. H. Rengstorf, TDNT 8:540).

[7:32]  ⁶ tn Grk “to seize him.” In the context of a deliberate attempt by the servants of the chief priests and Pharisees to detain Jesus, the English verb “arrest” conveys the point more effectively.

[7:45]  ⁷ tn Or “servants.” The “chief priests and Pharisees” is a comprehensive term for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26. As “servants” or “officers” of the Sanhedrin, their representatives should be distinguished from the Levites serving as temple police (perhaps John 7:30 and 44; also John 8:20; 10:39; 19:6; Acts 4:3). Even when performing ‘police’ duties such as here, their “officers” are doing so only as part of their general tasks (See K. H. Rengstorf, TDNT 8:540).

[7:45]  ⁸ tn Grk “came.”

[7:45]  ⁹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

[7:45]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “Why did you not bring him?” The words “back with you” are implied.