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 8:3

8:3 But his sons did not follow his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.

1 Samuel 18:2-3

18:2 Saul retained David on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house. 18:3 Jonathan made a covenant with David, for he loved him as much as he did his own life.

1 Samuel 20:39

20:39 (Now the servant did not understand any of this. Only Jonathan and David knew what was going on.)

1 Samuel 27:4

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


tn Heb “walk in” (also in v. 5).

tn Heb “and they turned aside after unjust gain and took bribes and perverted justice.”

tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “like his [own] soul.”

tn Heb “knew the matter.”