Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the Lord and before his chosen king. ¹  Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, ²  and I will return it to you!”

David replied, “What have I done now? Can’t I say anything?” ¹ 

I will shoot three arrows near it, as though I were shooting at a target.

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the Lord commanded ¹  and what you said as well. ²  For I was afraid of the army, and I followed their wishes. ³ 

I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are. I will speak about you to my father. When I find out what the problem is, ¹  I will let you know.”

On that day I will carry out ¹  against Eli everything that I spoke about his house – from start to finish!

While I am still alive, extend to me the loyalty of the Lord, or else I will die!

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

Samuel said to all Israel, “I have done ¹  everything you requested. ²  I have given you a king. ³ 

He said to David, “You are more innocent ¹  than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!

Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!”

I thought, ¹  ‘Now the Philistines will come down on me at Gilgal and I have not sought the Lord’s favor.’ So I felt obligated ²  to offer the burnt offering.”

Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won’t harm you, for you treated my life with value ¹  this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!” ² 

But Hannah replied, “That’s not the way it is, ¹  my lord! I am under a great deal of stress. ²  I have drunk neither wine nor beer. Rather, I have poured out my soul to ³  the Lord.

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.”

Then Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed ¹  the Lord! I went on the campaign ²  the Lord sent me on. I brought back King Agag of the Amalekites after exterminating the Amalekites.

Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you should do. You will anoint for me the one I point out ¹  to you.”

He went on to say, “Why is my lord chasing his servant? What have I done? What wrong have I done? ¹ 

“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from me and has not done what I told him to do.” Samuel became angry and he cried out to the Lord all that night.

However, Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He replied, “Here I am.”