1 Samuel 7:3

7:3 Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you are really turning to the Lord with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth. ¹  Give your hearts to the Lord and serve only him. Then he will deliver you ²  from the hand of the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 11:11

11:11 The next day Saul placed the people in three groups. They went to the Ammonite camp during the morning watch and struck them ³  down until the hottest part of the day. The survivors scattered; no two of them remained together.

1 Samuel 18:10

18:10 The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied within his house. Now David was playing the lyre ⁴  that day. There was a spear in Saul’s hand,

1 Samuel 25:29

25:29 When someone sets out to chase you and to take your life, the life of my lord will be wrapped securely in the bag ⁵  of the living by the Lord your God. But he will sling away the lives of your enemies from the sling’s pocket!

[7:3]  ¹ tn Heb “the Ashtarot” (plural; also in the following verse). The words “images of” are supplied for clarity.

[7:3]  ² tn Following imperatives, the jussive verbal form with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose/result.

[11:11]  ³ tn Heb “Ammon.” By metonymy the name “Ammon” is used collectively for the soldiers in the Ammonite army.

[18:10]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text adds here “with his hand.”

[25:29]  ⁷ tn Cf. KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV “bundle”; NLT “treasure pouch.”