1 Samuel 25:14

25:14 But one of the servants told Nabal’s wife Abigail, “David sent messengers from the desert to greet ¹  our lord, but he screamed at them.

1 Samuel 9:3

9:3 The donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, ²  so Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go ³  look for the donkeys.” ⁴ 

1 Samuel 16:18

16:18 One of his attendants replied, ⁵  “I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem ⁶  who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior ⁷  and is articulate ⁸  and handsome, ⁹  for the Lord is with him.”

[25:14]  ¹ tn Heb “bless.”

[9:3]  ² tn Heb “became lost.”

[9:3]  ³ tn Heb “and arise, go.”

[9:3]  ⁴ tc The Syriac Peshitta includes the following words: “So Saul arose and went out. He took with him one of the boys and went out to look for his father’s donkeys.”

[16:18]  ³ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[16:18]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[16:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “mighty man of valor and a man of war.”

[16:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “discerning of word.”

[16:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “a man of form.”