1 Samuel 2:25

2:25 If a man sins against a man, one may appeal to God on his behalf. But if a man sins against the Lord, who then will intercede for him?” But Eli’s sons ¹  would not listen to their father, for the Lord had decided ²  to kill them.

1 Samuel 17:26

17:26 David asked the men who were standing near him, “What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and frees Israel from this humiliation? ³  For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he defies the armies of the living God?”

1 Samuel 17:55

17:55 ⁴ Now as Saul watched David going out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the general in command of the army, “Whose son is this young man, Abner?” Abner replied, “As surely as you live, O king, I don’t know.”

1 Samuel 23:22

23:22 Go and make further arrangements. Determine precisely ⁵  where he is ⁶  and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.

1 Samuel 26:6

26:6 David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” Abishai replied, “I will go down with you.”

1 Samuel 26:14

26:14 David called to the army and to Abner son of Ner, “Won’t you answer, Abner?” Abner replied, “Who are you, that you have called to the king?”

[2:25]  ¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (Eli’s sons) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:25]  ² tn Heb “desired.”

[17:26]  ³ tn Heb “and turns aside humiliation from upon Israel.”

[17:55]  ⁵ tc Most LXX mss lack 17:55–18:5.

[23:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “know and see.” The expression is a hendiadys. See also v. 23.

[23:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “his place where his foot is.”