Discovery Box1 Samuel 2:3 
Context2:3 Don’t keep speaking so arrogantly, 1
letting proud talk come out of your mouth!
For the Lord is a God who knows;
he 2 evaluates what people do.
1 Samuel 16:22
Context16:22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying, “Let David be my servant, for I really like him.” 3
1 Samuel 17:32
Context17:32 David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be discouraged. 4 Your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”
1 Samuel 25:27
Context25:27 Now let this present 5 that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the servants who follow 6 my lord.
1 tn Heb “proudly, proudly.” If MT is original, the repetition of the word is for emphasis, stressing the arrogance of those addressed. However, a few medieval Hebrew manuscripts and some other textual witnesses do not reflect the repetition, suggesting that the Hebrew text may be dittographic.
2 tc The MT (Qere) reads “and by him actions are weighed.” The translation assumes that reading of the Qere וְלוֹ (vÿlo, “and by him”), which is supported by many medieval Hebrew
3 tn Heb “Let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my eyes.”
4 tn Heb “Let not the heart of a man fall upon him.” The LXX reads “my lord,” instead of “a man.”
5 tn Heb “blessing.”
6 tn Heb “are walking at the feet of.”
