1 Samuel 24:6-7

24:6 He said to his men, “May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the Lord’s chosen one, ¹  by extending my hand against him. After all, ²  he is the Lord’s chosen one.” ³  24:7 David restrained his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and started down ⁴  the road.

1 Samuel 24:2

24:2 So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find ⁵  David and his men in the region of ⁶  the rocks of the mountain goats. ⁷ 

1 Samuel 1:14

1:14 So he ⁸  said to her, “How often do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!”

1 Samuel 1:16

1:16 Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman, ⁹  for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish.”

Psalms 105:15

105:15 saying, ¹⁰  “Don’t touch my chosen ¹¹  ones!

Don’t harm my prophets!”

[24:6]  ¹ tn Heb “anointed.”

[24:6]  ² tn Or “for.”

[24:6]  ³ tn Heb “anointed.”

[24:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “went on.”

[24:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “to search [for].”

[24:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “upon the face of.”

[24:2]  ⁷ tn Or “the region of the Rocks of the Mountain Goats,” if this expression is understood as a place name (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV, CEV).

[1:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “Eli.” The pronoun (“he”) has been used in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.

[1:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “daughter of worthlessness.”

[105:15]  ¹⁰ tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[105:15]  ¹¹ tn Heb “anointed.”