He inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

He will demand a tenth of your seed and of the produce of your vineyards and give it to his administrators ¹  and his servants.

Samuel said to the cook, “Give me the portion of meat that I gave to you – the one I asked you to keep with you.”

This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought, ¹  “They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?”

When the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she instead was given in marriage to Adriel, who was from Meholah.

Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he used to give meat portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.

But he would give a double ¹  portion to Hannah, because he especially loved her. ²  Now the Lord had not enabled her to have children. ³ 

I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me the request that I asked of him.

He will take your best fields and vineyards and give them to his own servants.

They will ask you how you’re doing and will give you two loaves of bread. You will accept them.

Then the people said to Samuel, “Who were the ones asking, ‘Will Saul reign over us?’ Hand over those men so we may execute them!”

Now look! Here is the king you have chosen – the one that you asked for! Look, the Lord has given you a king!

Saul retained David ¹  on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.

Now what do you have at your disposal? ¹  Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”

Now let this present ¹  that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the servants who follow ²  my lord.

(Now Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was from Gallim.)

She made a vow saying, “O Lord of hosts, if you will look with compassion ¹  on the suffering of your female servant, ²  remembering me and not forgetting your servant, and give a male child ³  to your servant, then I will dedicate him to the Lord all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut.” ⁴ 

The Lord will hand you and Israel over to the Philistines! ¹  Tomorrow both you and your sons will be with me. ²  The Lord will also hand the army ³  of Israel over to the Philistines!”

But David said, “No! You shouldn’t do this, my brothers. Look at what the Lord has given us! ¹  He has protected us and has delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.

Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman, ¹  for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish.”