1:9 On one occasion in Shiloh, after they had finished eating and drinking, Hannah got up. 1 (Now at the time Eli the priest was sitting in his chair 2 by the doorpost of the Lord’s temple.)
2:27 A man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Did I not plainly 6 reveal myself to your ancestor’s 7 house when they were in Egypt in the house of Pharaoh?
Then the Israelites went out to fight the Philistines. 9 They camped at Ebenezer, 10 and the Philistines camped at Aphek.
6:21 So they sent messengers to the residents of Kiriath Jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Come down here and take it back home with you.”
7:7 When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, the leaders of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the Israelites heard about this, they were afraid of the Philistines.
7:10 As Samuel was offering burnt offerings, the Philistines approached to do battle with Israel. 14 But on that day the Lord thundered loudly against the Philistines. He caused them to panic, and they were defeated by 15 Israel.
9:5 When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come on, let’s head back before my father quits worrying about the donkeys and becomes anxious about us!”
10:14 Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” Saul 21 replied, “To look for the donkeys. But when we realized they were lost, 22 we went to Samuel.”
11:11 The next day Saul placed the people in three groups. They went to the Ammonite camp during the morning watch and struck them 23 down until the hottest part of the day. The survivors scattered; no two of them remained together.
13:5 For the battle with Israel the Philistines had amassed 3,000 26 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven.
14:15 Then fear overwhelmed 30 those who were in the camp, those who were in the field, all the army in the garrison, and the raiding bands. They trembled and the ground shook. This fear was caused by God. 31
16:4 Samuel did what the Lord told him. 35 When he arrived in Bethlehem, 36 the elders of the city were afraid to meet him. They 37 said, “Do you come in peace?”
17:52 Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward, shouting a battle cry. 41 They chased the Philistines to the valley 42 and to the very gates of Ekron. The Philistine corpses lay fallen along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
22:1 So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family 45 learned about it, they went down there to him.
22:11 Then the king arranged for a meeting with the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and all the priests of his father’s house who were at Nob. They all came to the king.
23:13 So David and his men, who numbered about six hundred, set out and left Keilah; they moved around from one place to another. 46 When told that David had escaped from Keilah, Saul called a halt to his expedition.
23:24 So they left and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon.
27:8 Then David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (They had been living in that land for a long time, from the approach 50 to Shur as far as the land of Egypt.)
28:8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing and left, accompanied by two of his men. They came to the woman at night and said, “Use your ritual pit to conjure up for me the one I tell you.” 51
1 tc The LXX adds “and stood before the Lord,” but this is probably a textual expansion due to the terseness of the statement in the Hebrew text.
2 tn Or perhaps, “on his throne.” See Joüon 2:506-7 §137.f.
3 tn Heb “seed.”
4 tn The MT has a masculine verb here, but in light of the context the reference must be to Hannah. It is possible that the text of the MT is incorrect here (cf. the ancient versions), in which case the text should be changed to read either a passive participle or better, the third feminine singular of the verb. If the MT is correct here, perhaps the masculine is to be understood in a nonspecific and impersonal way, allowing for a feminine antecedent. In any case, the syntax of the MT is unusual here.
5 tn Heb “his.”
6 tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.
7 tn Heb “to your father’s” (also in vv. 28, 30).
8 tn Heb “and the word of Samuel was.” The present translation understands Samuel to be the speaker of the divine word (“Samuel” is a subjective genitive in this case), although the statement could mean that he was the recipient of the divine word (“Samuel” is an objective genitive in this case) who in turn reported it to Israel.
9 tn Heb “and Israel went out to meet the Philistines for battle.”
10 tn Heb “the stone, the help.” The second noun is in apposition to the first one and apparently is the name by which the stone was known. Contrast the expression used in 5:1 and 7:12, where the first word lacks the definite article, unlike 4:1.
11 tc The LXX adds “they entered the temple of Dagon and saw.”
12 tn Heb “men.”
13 tn Heb “for his hand is severe upon.”
14 tn Heb “approached for battle against Israel.”
15 tn Heb “before.”
16 tn Heb “judge” (also in v. 6).
17 tn Heb “listen to their voice.”
18 tn Heb “your word is good.”
19 tn Heb “do not fix your heart.”
20 tn Heb “and all the house of your father.”
21 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
22 tn Heb “And we saw that they were not.”
23 tn Heb “Ammon.” By metonymy the name “Ammon” is used collectively for the soldiers in the Ammonite army.
24 tn Heb “anointed [one].”
25 tn Heb “that you have not found anything in my hand.”
26 tn Many English versions (e.g., KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV) read “30,000” here.
27 tn Heb “the price was.” The meaning of the Hebrew word פְּצִירָה (pÿtsirah) is uncertain. This is the only place it occurs in the OT. Some propose the meaning “sharpening,” but “price” is a more likely meaning if the following term refers to a weight (see the following note on the word “shekel”). See P. K. McCarter, I Samuel (AB), 238.
28 tn This word, which appears only here in the OT, probably refers to a stone weight. Stones marked פִּים (pim) have been found in excavations of Palestinian sites. The average weight of such stones is 0.268 ounces, which is equivalent to about two-thirds of a shekel. This probably refers to the price charged by the Philistines for the services listed. See P. K. McCarter, I Samuel (AB), 238; DNWSI 2:910; and G. I. Davies, Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions, 259.
29 tc Heb “and for a third, a pick.” The Hebrew text suffers from haplography at this point. The translation follows the textual reconstruction offered by P. K. McCarter, I Samuel (AB), 235.
30 tn Heb “fell upon.”
31 tn Heb “and it was by the fear of God.” The translation understands this to mean that God was the source or cause of the fear experienced by the Philistines. This seems to be the most straightforward reading of the sentence. It is possible, however, that the word “God” functions here simply to intensify the accompanying word “fear,” in which one might translate “a very great fear” (cf. NAB, NRSV). It is clear that on some occasions that the divine name carries such a superlative nuance. For examples see Joüon 2:525 §141.n.
32 tn Heb “and they mustered the troops, and look!”
33 tn Or perhaps “don’t take pity on” (cf. CEV).
34 tn Heb “they brought them.”
35 tn Heb “said.”
36 map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.
37 tc In the MT the verb is singular (“he said”), but the translation follows many medieval Hebrew
38 tn Heb “the guard of the equipment.”
39 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Goliath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
40 tc Most LXX
41 tn Heb “arose and cried out.”
42 tc Most of the LXX
43 tc Verse 30 is absent in most LXX
44 tn Heb “he” (also in v. 23). the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
45 tn Heb “house.”
46 tn Heb “they went where they went.”
47 tc The translation follows many medieval Hebrew
48 tn This refers to the ten servants sent by David.
49 tn Heb “whatever your hand will find.”
50 tn Heb “from where you come.”
51 tn Heb “Use divination for me with the ritual pit and bring up for me the one whom I say to you.”
52 tn Heb “his spirit returned to him.”