1 Samuel 4:16

4:16 The man said to Eli, “I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!” Eli ¹  asked, “How did things go, my son?”

1 Samuel 9:9

9:9 (Now it used to be in Israel that whenever someone went to inquire of God he would say, “Come on, let’s go to the seer.” For today’s prophet used to be called a seer.)

1 Samuel 9:17

9:17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said, ²  “Here is the man that I told you about! He will rule over my people.”

1 Samuel 14:28

14:28 Then someone from the army informed him, “Your father put the army under a strict oath ³  saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today!’ That is why the army is tired.”

1 Samuel 25:3

25:3 The man’s name was Nabal, ⁴  and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was both wise ⁵  and beautiful, but the man was harsh and his deeds were evil. He was a Calebite.

[4:16]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:17]  ² tn Heb “responded.”

[14:28]  ³ tn Heb “your father surely put the army under an oath.” The infinitive absolute is used before the finite verb to emphasize the solemn nature of the oath.

[25:3]  ⁴ sn The name נָבָל (Nabal) means “foolish” or “senseless” in Hebrew, and as an adjective the word is used especially of persons who have no perception of ethical or religious claims. It is an apt name for this character, who certainly typifies such behavior.

[25:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “good of insight”; KJV “of good understanding”; NAB, NIV, TEV “intelligent”; NRSV “clever.”