1 Samuel 3:7

3:7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord; the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

1 Samuel 6:1

The Philistines Return the Ark

6:1 When the ark of the Lord had been in the land ¹  of the Philistines for seven months, ² 

1 Samuel 10:26

10:26 Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.

1 Samuel 14:21

14:21 The Hebrews who had earlier gone over to the Philistine side ³  joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

1 Samuel 16:14

David Appears before Saul

16:14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had turned away from Saul, and an evil spirit ⁴  from the Lord tormented him.

1 Samuel 17:6

17:6 He had bronze shin guards ⁵  on his legs, and a bronze javelin was slung over his shoulders.

1 Samuel 24:5

24:5 Afterward David’s conscience bothered him ⁶  because he had cut off an edge of Saul’s robe.

1 Samuel 25:44

25:44 (Now Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was from Gallim.)

1 Samuel 27:4

27:4 When Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he did not mount a new search for him.

1 Samuel 30:5

30:5 David’s two wives had been taken captive – Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal’s widow.

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¹ tn Heb “field.”

² tc The LXX adds “and their land swarmed with mice.”

³ tn Heb “and the Hebrews were to the Philistines formerly, who went up with them in the camp all around.”

⁴ tn Or “an injurious spirit”; cf. NLT “a tormenting spirit.” The phrase need not refer to an evil, demonic spirit. The Hebrew word translated “evil” may refer to the character of the spirit or to its effect upon Saul. If the latter, another translation option might be “a mischief-making spirit.”

⁵ sn Or “greaves.” These were coverings (probably lined for comfort) that extended from about the knee to the ankle, affording protection for the shins of a warrior.

⁶ tn Heb “the heart of David struck him.”