1 Samuel 8:12

8:12 He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties, ¹  as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment.

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 

[8:12]  ¹ tc The numbers of v. 12 are confused in the Greek and Syriac versions. For “fifties” the LXX has “hundreds.” The Syriac Peshitta has “heads of thousands and heads of hundreds and heads of fifties and heads of tens,” perhaps reflecting influence from Deut 1:15.

[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.