1 Samuel 2:13

2:13 Now the priests would always treat the people in the following way: ¹  Whenever anyone was making a sacrifice, while the meat was boiling, the priest’s attendant would come with a three-pronged fork ²  in his hand.

1 Samuel 17:57

17:57 So when David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. He still had the head of the Philistine in his hand.

1 Samuel 19:9

19:9 Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon ³  Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing the lyre. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 23:11

23:11 Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, please inform your servant!”

Then the Lord said, “He will come down.”

1 Samuel 23:14

23:14 David stayed in the strongholds that were in the desert and in the hill country of the desert of Ziph. Saul looked for him all the time, ⁵  but God did not deliver David ⁶  into his hand.

[2:13]  ¹ tn Heb “the habit of the priests with the people [was this].”

[2:13]  ² sn The Hebrew word occurs only twice in the OT, here and again in v. 14. Its exact meaning is not entirely clear, although from the context it appears to be a sacrificial tool used for retrieving things from boiling water.

[19:9]  ³ tn Heb “[was] to.”

[19:9]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text adds here “with his hand.”

[23:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “all the days.”

[23:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.