1 Samuel 2:16

2:16 If the individual said to him, “First let the fat be burned away, and then take for yourself whatever you wish,” he would say, “No! ¹  Hand it over right now! If you don’t, I will take it forcibly!”

1 Samuel 12:14

12:14 If you fear the Lord, serving him and obeying him ²  and not rebelling against what he says, ³  and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the Lord your God, all will be well. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 17:9

17:9 If he is able to fight with me and strike me down, we will become your servants. But if I prevail against him and strike him down, you will become our servants and will serve us.”

1 Samuel 20:7

20:7 If he should then say, ‘That’s fine,’ ⁵  then your servant is safe. But if he becomes very angry, be assured that he has decided to harm me. ⁶ 

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¹ tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss (“no”) rather than the Kethib and MT, which read “to him.”

² tn Heb “and you listen to his voice.”

³ tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.” So also in v. 15.

⁴ tn The words “all will be well” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “good.”

⁶ tn Heb “know that the evil is completed from with him.”