1 Samuel 14:33

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! 1  Roll a large stone over here to me.”

1 Samuel 19:22

19:22 Finally Saul 2  himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the large cistern that is in Secu, he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” They said, “At Naioth in Ramah.”

1 Samuel 20:2

20:2 Jonathan 3  said to him, “By no means are you going to die! My father does nothing 4  large or small without making me aware of it. 5  Why would my father hide this matter from me? It just won’t happen!”

1 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.

2 tn Heb “he” (also in v. 23). the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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

4 tc 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”).

5 tn Heb “without uncovering my ear.”