1 Samuel 4:17

4:17 The messenger replied, “Israel has fled from ¹  the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!”

1 Samuel 12:14

12:14 If you fear the Lord, serving him and obeying him ²  and not rebelling against what he says, ³  and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the Lord your God, all will be well. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 20:27

20:27 But the next morning, the second day of the new moon, David’s place was still vacant. So Saul said to his son Jonathan, “Why has Jesse’s son not come to the meal yesterday or today?”

1 Samuel 21:8

21:8 David said to Ahimelech, “Is there no sword or spear here at your disposal? I don’t have my own sword or equipment in hand due to the urgency of the king’s instructions.”

1 Samuel 26:25

26:25 Saul replied to David, “May you be rewarded, ⁵  my son David! You will without question be successful!” ⁶  So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

1 Samuel 28:19

28:19 The Lord will hand you and Israel over to the Philistines! ⁷  Tomorrow both you and your sons will be with me. ⁸  The Lord will also hand the army ⁹  of Israel over to the Philistines!”

[4:17]  ¹ tn Heb “before.”

[12:14]  ² tn Heb “and you listen to his voice.”

[12:14]  ³ tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.” So also in v. 15.

[12:14]  ⁴ tn The words “all will be well” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[26:25]  ³ tn Heb “blessed.”

[26:25]  ⁴ 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.

[28:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “And the Lord will give also Israel along with you into the hand of the Philistines.”

[28:19]  ⁵ tc With the exception of the Lucianic recension, the LXX has here “and tomorrow you and your sons with you will fall.”

[28:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “camp.”