10:20 Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.
16:6 When they arrived, Samuel 1 noticed 2 Eliab and said to himself, 3 “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!” 4
16:8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. 5 But Samuel 6 said, “The Lord has not chosen this one, either.”
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Samuel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “saw.”
3 tn Heb “said”; the words “to himself” are implied, given the secrecy surrounding Samuel’s mission to Bethlehem (v. 2).
4 tn Heb “his anointed one.”
5 tn Heb “and caused him to pass before.”
6 tn Heb “he” (also in v. 9); the referent (Samuel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.