1 Samuel 9:25

9:25 When they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

1 Samuel 17:23

17:23 As he was speaking with them, the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the battle lines of the Philistines. He spoke the way he usually did, ¹  and David heard it.

1 Samuel 19:1

Saul Repeatedly Attempts to Take David’s Life

19:1 Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much. ² 

1 Samuel 10:25

10:25 Then Samuel talked to the people about how the kingship would work. ³  He wrote it all down on a scroll and set it before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away to their homes.

1 Samuel 19:4

19:4 So Jonathan spoke on David’s behalf ⁴  to his father Saul. He said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial ⁵  for you.

1 Samuel 25:39

25:39 When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, “Praised be the Lord who has vindicated me and avenged the insult that I suffered from Nabal! ⁶  The Lord has kept his servant from doing evil, and he has repaid Nabal for his evil deeds.” ⁷  Then David sent word to Abigail and asked her to become his wife.

[17:23]  ¹ tn Heb “according to these words.”

[19:1]  ¹ tn Heb “delighted greatly in David.”

[10:25]  ¹ tn Heb “the regulation of the kingship.” This probably refers to the regulations pertaining to kingship given to Moses (see Deut 17:14-20).

[19:4]  ¹ tn Heb “spoke good with respect to David.”

[19:4]  ² tn Heb “good.”

[25:39]  ¹ tn Heb “who has argued the case of my insult from the hand of Nabal.”

[25:39]  ² tn Heb “his servant he has held back from evil, and the evil of Nabal the Lord has turned back on his head.”