1 Samuel 3:12

3:12 On that day I will carry out ¹  against Eli everything that I spoke about his house – from start to finish!

1 Samuel 3:1

The Call of Samuel

3:1 Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision. ²  Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

1 Samuel 13:3

13:3 Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost ³  that was at Geba and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul alerted ⁴  all the land saying, “Let the Hebrews pay attention!”

1 Samuel 14:12

14:12 Then the men of the garrison said to Jonathan and his armor bearer, “Come on up to us so we can teach you a thing or two!” ⁵  Then Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up behind me, for the Lord has given ⁶  them into the hand of Israel!”

[3:12]  ¹ tn Or “fulfill.”

[3:1]  ² tn Heb “before Eli.”

[13:3]  ³ tn Or perhaps “struck down the Philistine official.” See the note at 1 Sam 10:5. Cf. TEV “killed the Philistine commander.”

[13:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “blew the ram’s horn in.”

[14:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “a thing.”

[14:12]  ⁶ tn The perfect verbal form is used rhetorically here to express Jonathan’s certitude. As far as he is concerned, the victory is as good as won and can be described as such.