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 14:12

14:12 Then the men of the garrison said to Jonathan and his armor bearer, “Come on up to us so we can teach you a thing or two!” ³  Then Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up behind me, for the Lord has given ⁴  them into the hand of Israel!”

1 Samuel 22:3

22:3 Then David went from there to Mizpah in Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay ⁵  with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”

1 Samuel 23:23

23:23 Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information. ⁶  Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him ⁷  among all the thousands of Judah.”

[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.

[14:12]  ³ tn Heb “a thing.”

[14:12]  ⁴ tn The perfect verbal form is used rhetorically here to express Jonathan’s certitude. As far as he is concerned, the victory is as good as won and can be described as such.

[22:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “go forth.”

[23:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “established.”

[23:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “I will search him out.”