1 Samuel 7:6
7:6 After they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the Lord. They fasted on that day, and they confessed 1 there, “We have sinned against the Lord.” So Samuel led 2 the people of Israel at Mizpah.
1 Samuel 9:8
9:8 The servant went on to answer Saul, “Look, I happen to have in my hand a quarter shekel 3 of silver. I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us where we should go.” 4
1 Samuel 14:10
14:10 But if they say, ‘Come up against us,’ we will go up. For in that case the Lord has given them into our hand – it will be a sign to us.”
1 Samuel 15:15
15:15 Saul said, “They were brought 5 from the Amalekites; the army spared the best of the flocks and cattle to sacrifice to the Lord our God. But everything else we slaughtered.”
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 25:7-8
25:7 Now I hear that they are shearing sheep for you. When your shepherds were with us, we neither insulted them nor harmed them the whole time they were in Carmel.
25:8 Ask your own servants; they can tell you! May my servants find favor in your sight, for we have come 6 at the time of a holiday. Please provide us – your servants 7 and your son David – with whatever you can spare.” 8
1 tn Heb “said.”
2 tn Heb “judged”; NAB “began to judge”; TEV “settled disputes among.”
3 sn A quarter shekel of silver would weigh about a tenth of an ounce (about 3 grams).
4 tn Heb “our way.”
5 tn Heb “they brought them.”
6 tc The translation follows many medieval Hebrew mss in reading בָּאנוּ (ba’nu, “we have come”) rather than the MT’s בָּנוּ (banu, “we have built”).
7 tn This refers to the ten servants sent by David.
8 tn Heb “whatever your hand will find.”