1 Samuel 8:20

8:20 We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us ¹  and fight our battles.”

1 Samuel 14:23

14:23 So the Lord delivered Israel that day, and the battle shifted over to Beth Aven. ² 

1 Samuel 17:2

17:2 Saul and the Israelite army ³  assembled and camped in the valley of Elah, where they arranged their battle lines to fight against ⁴  the Philistines.

1 Samuel 31:3

31:3 Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; ⁵  the archers ⁶  spotted him and wounded him severely.

[8:20]  ¹ tn Heb “and go out before us.”

[14:23]  ² tc The LXX includes the following words: “And all the people were with Saul, about ten thousand men. And the battle extended to the entire city on mount Ephraim.”

[17:2]  ³ tn Heb “the men of Israel” (so KJV, NASB); NAB, NIV, NRSV “the Israelites.”

[17:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “to meet.”

[31:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the battle was heavy against Saul.”

[31:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “the shooters, men with the bow.”