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 7:16

7:16 Year after year he used to travel the circuit of Bethel, ²  Gilgal, and Mizpah; he used to judge Israel in all of these places.

1 Samuel 8:3

8:3 But his sons did not follow ³  his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 12:24

12:24 However, fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Just look at the great things he has done for you!

1 Samuel 15:7

15:7 Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to ⁵  Shur, which is next to Egypt.

1 Samuel 17:15

17:15 David was going back and forth ⁶  from Saul in order to care for his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 17:41

17:41 ⁷ The Philistine kept coming closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.

1 Samuel 23:28

23:28 So Saul stopped pursuing David and went to confront the Philistines. Therefore that place is called Sela Hammahlekoth. ⁸ 

1 Samuel 24:20

24:20 Now look, I realize that you will in fact be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.

1 Samuel 26:18

26:18 He went on to say, “Why is my lord chasing his servant? What have I done? What wrong have I done? ⁹ 

1 Samuel 30:4

30:4 Then David and the men ¹⁰  who were with him wept loudly ¹¹  until they could weep no more. ¹² 

1 Samuel 30:31

30:31 and Hebron; and for those in whatever other places David and his men had traveled.

1 Samuel 31:3

31:3 Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; ¹³  the archers ¹⁴  spotted him and wounded him severely.

[3:12]  ¹ tn Or “fulfill.”

[7:16]  ² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[8:3]  ³ tn Heb “walk in” (also in v. 5).

[8:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they turned aside after unjust gain and took bribes and perverted justice.”

[15:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “[as] you enter.”

[17:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “was going and returning.”

[17:41]  ⁶ tc Most LXX mss lack v. 41.

[23:28]  ⁷ sn The name הַמַּחְלְקוֹת סֶלַע (Sela Hammakhleqoth) probably means “Rock of Divisions” in Hebrew, in the sense that Saul and David parted company there (cf. NAB “Gorge of Divisions”; TEV “Separation Hill”). This etymology assumes that the word derives from the Hebrew root II חלק (khlq, “to divide”; HALOT 322 s.v. II חלק). However, there is another root I חלק, which means “to be smooth or slippery” (HALOT 322 s.v. I חלק). If the word is taken from this root, the expression would mean “Slippery Rock.”

[26:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “What in my hand [is] evil?”

[30:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “people.”

[30:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “lifted up their voice and wept.”

[30:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “until there was no longer in them strength to weep.”

[31:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and the battle was heavy against Saul.”

[31:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the shooters, men with the bow.”