1 Samuel 2:25

2:25 If a man sins against a man, one may appeal to God on his behalf. But if a man sins against the Lord, who then will intercede for him?” But Eli’s sons ¹  would not listen to their father, for the Lord had decided ²  to kill them.

1 Samuel 4:19

4:19 His daughter-in-law, the wife of Phineas, was pregnant and close to giving birth. When she heard that the ark of God was captured and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she doubled over and gave birth. But her labor pains were too much for her.

1 Samuel 10:2

10:2 When you leave me today, you will find two men near Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah on Benjamin’s border. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you have gone looking for have been found. Your father is no longer concerned about the donkeys but has become anxious about you two! ³  He is asking, “What should I do about my son?”’

1 Samuel 17:25

17:25 The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so ⁴  to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father’s house exempt from tax obligations in Israel.”

1 Samuel 19:4

19:4 So Jonathan spoke on David’s behalf ⁵  to his father Saul. He said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial ⁶  for you.

1 Samuel 20:3

20:3 Taking an oath, David again ⁷  said, “Your father is very much aware of the fact ⁸  that I have found favor with you, and he has thought, ⁹  ‘Don’t let Jonathan know about this, or he will be upset.’ But as surely as the Lord lives and you live, there is about one step between me and death!”

1 Samuel 20:12

20:12 Jonathan said to David, “The Lord God of Israel is my witness. ¹⁰  I will feel out my father about this time the day after tomorrow. If he is favorably inclined toward David, will I not then send word to you and let you know? ¹¹ 

1 Samuel 22:15

22:15 Was it just today that I began to inquire of God on his behalf? Far be it from me! The king should not accuse ¹²  his servant or any of my father’s house. For your servant is not aware of all this – not in whole or in part!” ¹³ 

1 Samuel 24:11

24:11 Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning ¹⁴  evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.

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¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (Eli’s sons) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “desired.”

³ sn In the Hebrew text the pronoun you is plural, suggesting that Saul’s father was concerned about his son and the servant who accompanied him.

⁴ tn Heb “he is coming up.”

⁵ tn Heb “spoke good with respect to David.”

⁶ tn Heb “good.”

⁷ tc The LXX and the Syriac Peshitta lack the word “again.”

⁸ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.

⁹ tn Heb “said,” that is, to himself. So also in v. 25.

¹⁰ tc The Hebrew text has simply “the Lord God of Israel.” On the basis of the Syriac version, many reconstruct the text to read “[is] my witness,” which may have fallen out of the text by homoioarcton (an error which is entirely possible if עֵד, ’ed, “witness,” immediately followed ַָדוִד, “David,” in the original text).

¹¹ tn Heb “and uncover your ear.”

¹² tn Heb “set a matter against.”

¹³ tn Heb “small or great.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “there is not in my hand.”