Discovery Box1 Samuel 2:25 
Context2:25 If a man sins against a man, one may appeal to God on his behalf. But if a man sins against the Lord, who then will intercede for him?” But Eli’s sons 1 would not listen to their father, for the Lord had decided 2 to kill them.
1 Samuel 5:11
Context5:11 So they assembled 3 all the leaders of the Philistines and said, “Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us 4 and our 5 people!” The terror 6 of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there. 7
1 Samuel 18:25
Context18:25 Saul replied, “Here is what you should say to David: ‘There is nothing that the king wants as a price for the bride except a hundred Philistine foreskins, so that he can be avenged of his 8 enemies.’” (Now Saul was thinking that he could kill David by the hand of the Philistines.)
1 Samuel 22:17
Context22:17 Then the king said to the messengers 9 who were stationed beside him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, for they too have sided 10 with David! They knew he was fleeing, but they did not inform me.” But the king’s servants refused to harm 11 the priests of the Lord.
1 Samuel 24:10-11
Context24:10 Today your own eyes see how the Lord delivered you – this very day – into my hands in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I had pity 12 on you and said, ‘I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s chosen one.’ 13 24:11 Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning 14 evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.
1 Samuel 30:15
Context30:15 David said to him, “Can you take us down to this raiding party?” He said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to this raiding party.”
1 tn Heb “they”; the referent (Eli’s sons) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “desired.”
3 tn Heb “and they sent and gathered.”
4 tn Heb “me.”
5 tn Heb “my.”
6 tn Or “panic.”
7 tn Heb “the hand of God was very heavy there.”
8 tn Heb “the king’s.”
9 tn Heb “runners.”
10 tn Heb “their hand is.”
11 tn Heb “to extend their hand to harm.”
12 tn Heb “it had pity,” apparently with the understood subject being “my eye,” in accordance with a common expression.
13 tn Heb “anointed.”
14 tn Heb “there is not in my hand.”
