1 Samuel 7:8-9

7:8 The Israelites said to Samuel, “Keep ¹  crying out to the Lord our ²  God so that he may save us ³  from the hand of the Philistines!” 7:9 So Samuel took a nursing lamb ⁴  and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Samuel cried out to the Lord on Israel’s behalf, and the Lord answered him.

1 Samuel 7:2

Further Conflict with the Philistines

7:2 It was quite a long time – some twenty years in all – that the ark stayed at Kiriath Jearim. All the people ⁵  of Israel longed for ⁶  the Lord.

1 Samuel 7:1-2

7:1 Then the people ⁷  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.

Further Conflict with the Philistines

7:2 It was quite a long time – some twenty years in all – that the ark stayed at Kiriath Jearim. All the people ⁸  of Israel longed for ⁹  the Lord.

1 Samuel 19:15-19

19:15 Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me on his bed so I can kill him.” 19:16 When the messengers came, they found only the idol on the bed and the quilt made of goat’s hair at its head.

19:17 Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me this way by sending my enemy away? Now he has escaped!” Michal replied to Saul, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away or else I will kill you!’” ¹⁰ 

19:18 Now David had run away and escaped. He went to Samuel in Ramah and told him everything that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed at Naioth. 19:19 It was reported to Saul saying, “David is at Naioth in Ramah.”

1 Samuel 19:2

19:2 So Jonathan told David, “My father Saul is trying ¹¹  to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find ¹²  a hiding place and stay in seclusion. ¹³ 

1 Samuel 14:11

14:11 When they ¹⁴  made themselves known to the Philistine garrison, the Philistines said, “Look! The Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they hid themselves.”

1 Samuel 20:6-12

20:6 If your father happens to miss me, you should say, ‘David urgently requested me to let him go ¹⁵  to his city Bethlehem, ¹⁶  for there is an annual sacrifice there for his entire family.’ 20:7 If he should then say, ‘That’s fine,’ ¹⁷  then your servant is safe. But if he becomes very angry, be assured that he has decided to harm me. ¹⁸  20:8 You must be loyal ¹⁹  to your servant, for you have made a covenant with your servant in the Lord’s name. ²⁰  If I am guilty, ²¹  you yourself kill me! Why bother taking me to your father?”

20:9 Jonathan said, “Far be it from you to suggest this! If I were at all aware that my father had decided to harm you, wouldn’t I tell you about it?” 20:10 David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?” 20:11 Jonathan said to David, “Come on. Let’s go out to the field.”

When the two of them had gone out into the field, 20:12 Jonathan said to David, “The Lord God of Israel is my witness. ²²  I will feel out my father about this time the day after tomorrow. If he is favorably inclined toward David, will I not then send word to you and let you know? ²³ 

Daniel 9:3-4

9:3 So I turned my attention ²⁴  to the Lord God ²⁵  to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. ²⁶  9:4 I prayed to the LORD my God, confessing in this way:

“O Lord, ²⁷  great and awesome God who is faithful to his covenant ²⁸  with those who love him and keep his commandments,

Philippians 4:6-7

4:6 Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God. 4:7 And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds ²⁹  in Christ Jesus.

James 5:13

Prayer for the Sick

5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises.

[7:8]  ¹ tn Heb “don’t stop.”

[7:8]  ² tc The LXX reads “your God” rather than the MT’s “our God.”

[7:8]  ³ tn After the negated jussive, the prefixed verbal form with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose/result.

[7:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “a lamb of milk”; NAB “an unweaned lamb”; NIV “a suckling lamb”; NCV “a baby lamb.”

[7:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “house” (also in the following verse).

[7:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “mourned after”; NIV “mourned and sought after”; KJV, NRSV “lamented after”; NAB “turned to”; NCV “began to follow…again.”

[7:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “men.”

[7:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “house” (also in the following verse).

[7:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “mourned after”; NIV “mourned and sought after”; KJV, NRSV “lamented after”; NAB “turned to”; NCV “began to follow…again.”

[19:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Send me away! Why should I kill you?” The question has the force of a threat in this context. See P. K. McCarter, I Samuel (AB), 325, 26.

[19:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “seeking.”

[19:2]  ¹² tn Heb “stay in.”

[19:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “and hide yourself.”

[14:11]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the two of them.”

[20:6]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “to run.”

[20:6]  ¹⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[20:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “good.”

[20:7]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “know that the evil is completed from with him.”

[20:8]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and you must do loyalty.”

[20:8]  ²⁰ tn Heb “for into a covenant of the Lord you have brought your servant with you.”

[20:8]  ²¹ tn Heb “and if there is in me guilt.”

[20:12]  ²² tc The Hebrew text has simply “the Lord God of Israel.” On the basis of the Syriac version, many reconstruct the text to read “[is] my witness,” which may have fallen out of the text by homoioarcton (an error which is entirely possible if עֵד, ’ed, “witness,” immediately followed ַָדוִד, “David,” in the original text).

[20:12]  ²³ tn Heb “and uncover your ear.”

[9:3]  ²⁴ tn Heb “face.”

[9:3]  ²⁵ tn The Hebrew phrase translated “Lord God” here is אֲדֹנָי הָאֱלֹהִים (’adonay ha’elohim).

[9:3]  ²⁶ sn When lamenting, ancient Israelites would fast, wear sackcloth, and put ashes on their heads to show their sorrow and contrition.

[9:4]  ²⁷ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here and in vv. 7, 9, 15, 16, and 19 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[9:4]  ²⁸ tn Heb “who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.

[4:7]  ²⁹ tn Grk “will guard the hearts of you and the minds of you.” To improve the English style, the second occurrence of ὑμῶν (Jumwn, “of you”) has not been translated, since it is somewhat redundant in English.