1 Samuel 1:6

1:6 Her rival wife used to upset her and make her worry, ¹  for the Lord had not enabled her to have children.

1 Samuel 8:9

8:9 So now do as they say. ²  But seriously warn ³  them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.” ⁴ 

1 Samuel 10:7

10:7 “When these signs have taken place, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God will be with you. ⁵ 

1 Samuel 14:11

14:11 When they ⁶  made themselves known to the Philistine garrison, the Philistines said, “Look! The Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they hid themselves.”

1 Samuel 14:17

14:17 So Saul said to the army that was with him, “Muster the troops and see who is no longer with us.” When they mustered the troops, ⁷  Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.

1 Samuel 14:19

14:19 While ⁸  Saul spoke to the priest, the panic in the Philistines’ camp was becoming greater and greater. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand!”

1 Samuel 17:10

17:10 Then the Philistine said, “I defy Israel’s troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight ⁹  each other!”

1 Samuel 21:14-15

21:14 Achish said to his servants, “Look at this madman! Why did you bring him to me? 21:15 Do I have a shortage of fools, that you have brought me this man to display his insanity in front of me? Should this man enter my house?”

1 Samuel 24:15

24:15 May the Lord be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!”

1 Samuel 25:41

25:41 She arose, bowed her face toward the ground, and said, “Your female servant, like a lowly servant, will wash ¹⁰  the feet of the servants of my lord.”

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¹ tn Heb “and her rival wife grieved her, even [with] grief so as to worry her.”

² tn Heb “and now, listen to their voice.”

³ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the imperative for emphasis.

⁴ tn Heb “and tell them the manner of the king who will rule over them.”

⁵ sn In light of Saul’s commission to be Israel’s deliverer (see v. 1), it is likely that some type of military action against the Philistines (see v.5) is implied.

⁶ tn Heb “the two of them.”

⁷ tn Heb “and they mustered the troops, and look!”

⁸ tn Or perhaps “until.”

⁹ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative verbal form indicates purpose/result here.

¹⁰ tn Heb “Here is your maidservant, for a lowly servant to wash.”