1 Samuel 2:15

2:15 Even before they burned the fat, the priest’s attendant would come and say to the person who was making the sacrifice, “Hand over some meat for the priest to roast! He won’t take boiled meat from you, but only raw.” ¹ 

1 Samuel 9:12

9:12 They replied, “Yes, straight ahead! But hurry now, for he came to the town today, and the people are making a sacrifice at the high place.

1 Samuel 10:24

10:24 Then Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one whom the Lord has chosen? Indeed, there is no one like him among all the people!” All the people shouted out, “Long live the king!”

1 Samuel 11:3

11:3 The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Leave us alone for seven days so that we can send messengers throughout the territory of Israel. If there is no one who can deliver us, we will come out voluntarily to you.”

1 Samuel 18:23

18:23 So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately ²  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 19:2

19:2 So Jonathan told David, “My father Saul is trying ³  to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find ⁴  a hiding place and stay in seclusion. ⁵ 

1 Samuel 20:2

20:2 Jonathan ⁶  said to him, “By no means are you going to die! My father does nothing ⁷  large or small without making me aware of it. ⁸  Why would my father hide this matter from me? It just won’t happen!”

1 Samuel 25:7

25:7 Now I hear that they are shearing sheep for you. When your shepherds were with us, we neither insulted them nor harmed them the whole time they were in Carmel.

1 Samuel 25:17

25:17 Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. ⁹  He is such a wicked person ¹⁰  that no one tells him anything!”

1 Samuel 30:23

30:23 But David said, “No! You shouldn’t do this, my brothers. Look at what the Lord has given us! ¹¹  He has protected us and has delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.

[2:15]  ¹ tn Heb “living.”

[18:23]  ² tn Heb “in the ears of.”

[19:2]  ³ tn Heb “seeking.”

[19:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “stay in.”

[19:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and hide yourself.”

[20:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jonathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:2]  ⁵ tc The translation follows the Qere, many medieval Hebrew mss, and the ancient versions in reading “he will not do,” rather than the Kethib of the MT (“do to him”).

[20:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “without uncovering my ear.”

[25:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “all his house” (so ASV, NRSV); NAB, NLT “his whole family.”

[25:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “he is a son of worthlessness.”

[30:23]  ⁶ tc This clause is difficult in the MT. The present translation accepts the text as found in the MT and understands this clause to be elliptical, with an understood verb such as “look” or “consider.” On the other hand, the LXX seems to reflect a slightly different Hebrew text, reading “after” where the MT has “my brothers.” The Greek translation yields the following translation: “You should not do this after the Lord has delivered us.” Although the Greek reading should be taken seriously, it seems better to follow the MT here.