1 Samuel 2:28

2:28 I chose your ancestor ¹  from all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifice on my altar, to burn incense, and to bear the ephod before me. I gave to your ancestor’s house all the fire offerings made by the Israelites.

1 Samuel 2:30

2:30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I really did say ²  that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve ³  me forever.’ But now the Lord says, ‘May it never be! ⁴  For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!

1 Samuel 2:36

2:36 Everyone who remains in your house will come to bow before him for a little money ⁵  and for a scrap of bread. Each will say, ‘Assign me to a priestly task so I can eat a scrap of bread.’”

1 Samuel 16:7

16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t be impressed by ⁶  his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. ⁷  People look on the outward appearance, ⁸  but the Lord looks at the heart.”

1 Samuel 20:29

20:29 He said, ‘Permit me to go, ⁹  for we are having a family sacrifice in the city, and my brother urged ¹⁰  me to be there. So now, if I have found favor with you, let me go ¹¹  to see my brothers.’ For that reason he has not come to the king’s table.”

1 Samuel 22:15

22:15 Was it just today that I began to inquire of God on his behalf? Far be it from me! The king should not accuse ¹²  his servant or any of my father’s house. For your servant is not aware of all this – not in whole or in part!” ¹³ 

1 Samuel 30:21

30:21 Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, ¹⁴  those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing.

[2:28]  ¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Eli’s ancestor, i.e., Aaron) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:30]  ² tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.

[2:30]  ³ tn Heb “walk about before.”

[2:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “may it be far removed from me.”

[2:36]  ³ tn Heb “a piece of silver” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[16:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “don’t look toward.”

[16:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “for not that which the man sees.” The translation follows the LXX, which reads, “for not as man sees does God see.” The MT has suffered from homoioteleuton or homoioarcton. See P. K. McCarter, I Samuel (AB), 274.

[16:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “to the eyes.”

[20:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “send me.”

[20:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “commanded.”

[20:29]  ⁷ tn Heb “be released [from duty].”

[22:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “set a matter against.”

[22:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “small or great.”

[30:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “David.” The pronoun (“him”) has been substituted for the proper name in the translation for stylistic reasons.