1 Samuel 9:1

Samuel Meets with Saul

9:1 There was a Benjaminite man named Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. He was a prominent person.

1 Samuel 16:18

16:18 One of his attendants replied, ¹  “I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem ²  who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior ³  and is articulate ⁴  and handsome, ⁵  for the Lord is with him.”

1 Samuel 17:51

17:51 David ran and stood over the Philistine. He grabbed Goliath’s ⁶  sword, drew it from its sheath, ⁷  killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they ran away.

[16:18]  ¹ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[16:18]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[16:18]  ³ tn Heb “mighty man of valor and a man of war.”

[16:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “discerning of word.”

[16:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “a man of form.”

[17:51]  ¹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Goliath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:51]  ² tc Most LXX mss lack the words “drew it from its sheath.”