1:15 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.
2:15 Even before they burned the fat, the priest’s attendant would come and say to the person who was making the sacrifice, “Hand over some meat for the priest to roast! He won’t take boiled meat from you, but only raw.” 5
5:9 But after it had been moved the Lord attacked 8 that city as well, causing a great deal of panic. He struck all the people of that city 9 with sores. 10
7:10 As Samuel was offering burnt offerings, the Philistines approached to do battle with Israel. 11 But on that day the Lord thundered loudly against the Philistines. He caused them to panic, and they were defeated by 12 Israel.
12:20 Then Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed sinned. 16 However, don’t turn aside from the Lord. Serve the Lord with all your heart.
14:13 Jonathan crawled up on his hands and feet, with his armor bearer following behind him. Jonathan struck down the Philistines, 18 while his armor bearer came along behind him and killed them. 19
14:33 Now it was reported to Saul, “Look, the army is sinning against the Lord by eating even the blood.” He said, “All of you have broken the covenant! 20 Roll a large stone over here to me.”
15:12 Then Samuel got up early to meet Saul the next morning. But Samuel was informed, “Saul has gone to Carmel where 21 he is setting up a monument for himself. Then Samuel left 22 and went down to Gilgal.” 23
15:22 Then Samuel said,
“Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as he does in obedience? 25
Certainly, 26 obedience 27 is better than sacrifice;
paying attention is better than 28 the fat of rams.
21:6 So the priest gave him holy bread, for there was no bread there other than the bread of the Presence. It had been removed from before the Lord in order to replace it with hot bread on the day it had been taken away.
1 tn Heb “No.”
2 tn Heb “I am a woman difficult of spirit.” The LXX has “for whom the day is difficult,” apparently mistaking the Hebrew word for “spirit” רוּחַ (ruakh) to be the word for “day” יוֹם (yom).
3 tn Heb “before.”
4 tn The disjunctive clause is contrastive here. The words “with them” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
5 tn Heb “living.”
6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tc The LXX adds “they entered the temple of Dagon and saw.”
8 tn Heb “the hand of the
9 tn Heb “and he struck the men of the city from small and to great.”
10 tn See the note on this term in v. 6. Cf. KJV “and they had emerods in their secret parts.”
11 tn Heb “approached for battle against Israel.”
12 tn Heb “before.”
13 tn Heb “and there in Gilgal.”
14 tn Heb “anointed [one].”
15 tn Heb “that you have not found anything in my hand.”
16 tn Heb “you have done all this evil.”
17 tn Heb “bearing.” Many English versions understand this verb to mean “wearing” (cf. KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NLT).
18 tn Heb “and they fell before Jonathan.”
19 tn Heb “and the one carrying his equipment was killing after him.”
20 tn Heb “You have acted deceptively.” In this context the verb refers to violating an agreement, in this case the dietary and sacrificial regulations of the Mosaic law. The verb form is second masculine plural; apparently Saul here addresses those who are eating the animals.
21 tn Heb “and look.”
22 tn Heb “and he turned and crossed over.”
23 tc At the end of v. 12 the LXX and one Old Latin
24 tn Heb “anointed.”
25 tn Heb “as [in] listening to the voice of the
26 tn Heb “look.”
27 tn Heb “listening.”
28 tn The expression “is better” is understood here by ellipsis (see the immediately preceding statement).
29 tn That is, Samuel.
30 tn Heb “answered and said.”
31 map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.
32 tn Heb “mighty man of valor and a man of war.”
33 tn Heb “discerning of word.”
34 tn Heb “a man of form.”
35 tn Heb “and you must do loyalty.”
36 tn Heb “for into a covenant of the
37 tn Heb “and if there is in me guilt.”
38 tn Heb “from you and here.”
39 tn Heb “and this will not be for you for staggering and for stumbling of the heart of my lord.”
40 tn Heb “and the
41 tn Heb “the calling [one],” which apparently refers to a partridge.