1 Samuel 26:24

26:24 In the same way that I valued your life this day, ¹  may the Lord value my life ²  and deliver me from all danger.”

1 Samuel 15:19

15:19 Why haven’t you obeyed ³  the Lord? Instead you have greedily rushed upon the plunder! You have done what is wrong in the Lord’s estimation.” ⁴ 

1 Samuel 29:7

29:7 So turn and leave ⁵  in peace. You must not do anything that the leaders of the Philistines consider improper!” ⁶ 

1 Samuel 18:5

18:5 On every mission on which Saul sent him, David achieved success. So Saul appointed him over the men of war. This pleased not only all the army, but also Saul’s servants. ⁷ 

1 Samuel 8:6

8:6 But this request displeased Samuel, for ⁸  they said, “Give us a king to lead us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord.

1 Samuel 16:22

16:22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying, “Let David be my servant, for I really like him.” ⁹ 

1 Samuel 18:26

18:26 So his servants told David these things and David agreed ¹⁰  to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expired ¹¹ 

1 Samuel 12:17

12:17 Is this not the time of the wheat harvest? I will call on the Lord so that he makes it thunder and rain. Realize and see what a great sin you have committed before the Lord by asking for a king for yourselves.”

1 Samuel 29:9

29:9 Achish replied to David, “I am convinced that you are as reliable ¹²  as the angel of God! However, the leaders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go up with us in the battle.’

1 Samuel 29:6

29:6 So Achish summoned David and said to him, “As surely as the Lord lives, you are an honest man, and I am glad to have you ¹³  serving ¹⁴  with me in the army. ¹⁵  I have found no fault with you from the day that you first came to me until the present time. But in the opinion ¹⁶  of the leaders, you are not reliable. ¹⁷ 

[26:24]  ¹ tn Heb “your life was great this day in my eyes.”

[26:24]  ² tn Heb “may my life be great in the eyes of the Lord.”

[15:19]  ³ tn Heb “listened to the voice of the Lord.”

[15:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “you have done what is evil in the eyes of the Lord.”

[29:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “go.”

[29:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “and you must not do evil in the eyes of the leaders of the Philistines.”

[18:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “it was good in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.”

[8:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “when.”

[16:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my eyes.”

[18:26]  ¹³ tn Heb “and it was acceptable in the eyes of David.”

[18:26]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the days were not fulfilled.”

[29:9]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “I know that you are good in my eyes.”

[29:6]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “it is good in my eyes.” Cf. v. 7.

[29:6]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “your going forth and your coming in.” The expression is a merism.

[29:6]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “camp.”

[29:6]  ²⁰ tn Heb “eyes.”

[29:6]  ²¹ tn Heb “good.”