1 Samuel 4:17
4:17 The messenger replied, “Israel has fled from 1 the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!”
1 Samuel 17:51
17:51 David ran and stood over the Philistine. He grabbed Goliath’s 2 sword, drew it from its sheath, 3 killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they ran away.
1 Samuel 19:11
19:11 Saul sent messengers to David’s house to guard it and to kill him in the morning. Then David’s wife Michal told him, “If you do not save yourself 4 tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”
1 Samuel 20:31
20:31 For as long as 5 this son of Jesse is alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established. Now, send some men 6 and bring him to me. For he is as good as dead!” 7
1 tn Heb “before.”
2 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Goliath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tc Most LXX mss lack the words “drew it from its sheath.”
4 tn Heb “your life.”
5 tn Heb “all the days that.”
6 tn The words “some men” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
7 tn Heb “a son of death.”