1 Samuel 9:4

9:4 So Saul ¹  crossed through the hill country of Ephraim, passing through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. So they crossed through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then he crossed through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them.

1 Samuel 12:9

12:9 “But they forgot the Lord their God, so he gave ²  them into the hand of Sisera, the general in command of Hazor’s ³  army, ⁴  and into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

1 Samuel 14:34

14:34 Then Saul said, “Scatter out among the army and say to them, ‘Each of you bring to me your ox and sheep and slaughter them in this spot and eat. But don’t sin against the Lord by eating the blood.” So that night each one brought his ox and slaughtered it there. ⁵ 

1 Samuel 14:36

14:36 Saul said, “Let’s go down after the Philistines at night; we will rout ⁶  them until the break of day. ⁷  We won’t leave any of them alive!” ⁸  They replied, “Do whatever seems best to you.” ⁹  But the priest said, “Let’s approach God here.”

1 Samuel 20:21

20:21 When I send a boy after them, I will say, “Go and find the arrows.” If I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; ¹⁰  get them,’ then come back. For as surely as the Lord lives, you will be safe and there will no problem.

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¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “sold” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “he allowed them to fall into the clutches of Sisera”; NLT “he let them be conquered by Sisera.”

³ map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.

⁴ tn Heb “captain of the host of Hazor.”

⁵ tn Heb “and all the army brought near, each his ox by his hand, and they slaughtered there.”

⁶ tn Heb “plunder.”

⁷ tn Heb “until the light of the morning.”

⁸ tn Heb “and there will not be left among them a man.”

⁹ tn Heb “all that is good in your eyes.” So also in v. 40.

¹⁰ tn Heb “from you and here.”