1 Samuel 1:15

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 to³ the Lord.

1 Samuel 2:35

2:35 Then I will raise up for myself a faithful priest. He will do what is in my heart and soul. I will build for him a secure dynasty⁴ and he will serve my chosen one for all time.⁵

1 Samuel 12:2

12:2 Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day.

1 Samuel 18:18

18:18 David said to Saul, “Who am I? Who are my relatives or the clan of my father⁶ in Israel that I should become the king’s son-in-law?”

1 Samuel 19:3

19:3 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,⁷ I will let you know.”

1 Samuel 20:1-2

Jonathan Seeks to Protect David

20:1 David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked,⁸ “What have I done? What is my offense?⁹ How have I sinned before your father? For he is seeking my life!”

20:2 Jonathan¹⁰ said to him, “By no means are you going to die! My father does nothing¹¹ large or small without making me aware of it.¹² Why would my father hide this matter from me? It just won’t happen!”

1 Samuel 23:17

23:17 He said to him, “Don’t be afraid! For the hand of my father Saul cannot find you. You will rule over Israel, and I will be your second in command. Even my father Saul realizes this.”

1 Samuel 25:24-25

25:24 Falling at his feet, she said, “My lord, I accept all the guilt! But please let your female servant speak with my lord! Please listen to the words of your servant! 25:25 My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means ‘fool,’ and he is indeed foolish!¹³ But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent.¹⁴

1 Samuel 25:28

25:28 Please forgive the sin of your servant, for the Lord will certainly establish the house of my lord, because my lord fights the battles of the Lord. May no evil be found in you all your days!

1 Samuel 26:21

26:21 Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won’t harm you, for you treated my life with value¹⁵ this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!”¹⁶

1 Samuel 26:23

26:23 The Lord rewards each man for his integrity and loyalty.¹⁷ Even though today the Lord delivered you into my hand, I was not willing to extend my hand against the Lord’s chosen one.

1 Samuel 28:21

28:21 When the woman came to Saul and saw how terrified he was, she said to him, “Your servant has done what you asked.¹⁸ I took my life into my own hands and did what you told me.¹⁹

¹tn Heb “No.”

²tn 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).

³tn Heb “before.”

⁴tn Heb “house.”

⁵tn Heb “and he will walk about before my anointed one all the days.”

⁶tn Heb “Who are my relatives, the clan of my father?” The term חַי (khay), traditionally understood as “my life,” is here a rare word meaning “family, kinfolk” (see HALOT 309 s.v. III חַי). The phrase “clan of my father” may be a scribal gloss explaining the referent of this rare word.

⁷tn Heb “when I see.”

⁸tn Heb “and he came and said before Jonathan.”

⁹tn Heb “What is my guilt?”

¹⁰tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jonathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹¹tc The translation follows the Qere, many medieval Hebrew mss, and the ancient versions in reading “he will not do,” rather than the Kethib of the MT (“do to him”).

¹²tn Heb “without uncovering my ear.”

¹³tn Heb “and foolishness is with him.”

¹⁴tn Heb “my lord’s servants, whom you sent.”

¹⁵tn Heb “my life was valuable in your eyes.”

¹⁶tn Heb “and I have erred very greatly.”

¹⁷tn Heb “and the Lord returns to the man his righteousness and his faithfulness.”

¹⁸tn Heb “listened to your voice.”

¹⁹tn Heb “listened to your words that you spoke to me.”