1 Samuel 3:6

3:6 The Lord again called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli ¹  said, “I didn’t call you, my son. Go back and lie down.”

1 Samuel 7:1

7:1 Then the people ²  of Kiriath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord; they brought it to the house of Abinadab located on the hill. They consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the Lord.

1 Samuel 9:2

9:2 He had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. There was no one among the Israelites more handsome than he was; he stood head and shoulders above all the people.

1 Samuel 10:11

10:11 When everyone who had known him previously saw him prophesying with the prophets, the people all asked one another, “What on earth has happened to the son of Kish? Does even Saul belong with the prophets?”

1 Samuel 10:21

10:21 Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the family of Matri was chosen by lot. At last Saul son of Kish was chosen by lot. But when they looked for him, he was nowhere to be found.

1 Samuel 14:39

14:39 For as surely as the Lord, the deliverer of Israel, lives, even if it turns out to be my own son Jonathan, he will certainly die!” But no one from the army said anything. ³ 

1 Samuel 17:12

17:12 ⁴ Now David was the son of this Ephrathite named Jesse from Bethlehem ⁵  in Judah. He had eight sons, and in Saul’s days he was old and well advanced in years. ⁶ 

1 Samuel 17:55

17:55 ⁷ Now as Saul watched David going out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the general in command of the army, “Whose son is this young man, Abner?” Abner replied, “As surely as you live, O king, I don’t know.”

1 Samuel 26:6

26:6 David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” Abishai replied, “I will go down with you.”

1 Samuel 26:21

26:21 Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won’t harm you, for you treated my life with value ⁸  this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!” ⁹ 

1 Samuel 26:25

26:25 Saul replied to David, “May you be rewarded, ¹⁰  my son David! You will without question be successful!” ¹¹  So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

[3:6]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:1]  ² tn Heb “men.”

[14:39]  ³ tn Heb “and there was no one answering from all the army.”

[17:12]  ⁴ tc Some mss of the LXX lack vv. 12-31.

[17:12]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[17:12]  ⁶ tc The translation follows the Lucianic recension of the LXX and the Syriac Peshitta in reading “in years,” rather than MT “among men.”

[17:55]  ⁵ tc Most LXX mss lack 17:55–18:5.

[26:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “my life was valuable in your eyes.”

[26:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “and I have erred very greatly.”

[26:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “blessed.”

[26:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “you will certainly do and also you will certainly be able.” The infinitive absolutes placed before the finite verbal forms lend emphasis to the statement.