1 Samuel 3:2

3:2 Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,

1 Samuel 14:23

14:23 So the Lord delivered Israel that day, and the battle shifted over to Beth Aven. ¹ 

1 Samuel 14:31

14:31 On that day the army struck down the Philistines from Micmash to Aijalon, and they became very tired.

1 Samuel 15:29

15:29 The Preeminent One ²  of Israel does not go back on his word ³  or change his mind, for he is not a human being who changes his mind.” ⁴ 

1 Samuel 18:2

18:2 Saul retained David ⁵  on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.

1 Samuel 18:9

18:9 So Saul was keeping an eye on David from that day onward.

1 Samuel 18:16

18:16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he was the one leading them out to battle and back.

1 Samuel 19:14

19:14 When Saul sent messengers to arrest David, she said, “He’s sick.”

1 Samuel 28:25

28:25 She brought it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they arose and left that same night.

1 Samuel 30:25

30:25 From that time onward it was a binding ordinance ⁶  for Israel, right up to the present time.

1 Samuel 30:31

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

1 Samuel 31:6

31:6 So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men died together that day.

[14:23]  ¹ tc The LXX includes the following words: “And all the people were with Saul, about ten thousand men. And the battle extended to the entire city on mount Ephraim.”

[15:29]  ¹ tn Heb “splendor,” used here by metonymy as a title for the Lord.

[15:29]  ² tn Or perhaps “does not lie.”

[15:29]  ³ sn This observation marks the preceding statement (v. 28) as an unconditional, unalterable decree. When God makes such a decree he will not alter it or change his mind. This does not mean that God never deviates from his stated intentions or changes his mind. On the contrary, several passages describe him as changing his mind. In fact, his willingness to do so is one of his fundamental divine attributes (see Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2). For a fuller discussion see R. B. Chisholm, Jr., “Does God Change His Mind?” BSac 152 (1995): 387-99.

[18:2]  ¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[30:25]  ¹ tn Heb “a statute and a judgment.” The expression is a hendiadys.