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 2:23
Context2:23 He said to them, “Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these 3 people.
1 Samuel 3:11
Context3:11 The Lord said to Samuel, “Look! I am about to do something in Israel; 4 when anyone hears about it, both of his ears will tingle.
1 Samuel 3:18
Context3:18 So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli 5 said, “The Lord will do what he pleases.” 6
1 Samuel 8:9
Context8:9 So now do as they say. 7 But seriously warn 8 them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.” 9
1 Samuel 11:10
Context11:10 The men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you 10 and you can do with us whatever you wish.” 11
1 Samuel 16:3
Context16:3 Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you should do. You will anoint for me the one I point out 12 to you.”
1 Samuel 21:15
Context21:15 Do I have a shortage of fools, that you have brought me this man to display his insanity in front of me? Should this man enter my house?”
1 Samuel 25:30
Context25:30 The Lord will do for my lord everything that he promised you, 13 and he will make 14 you a leader over Israel.
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 tc For “these” the LXX has “of the Lord” (κυρίου, kuriou), perhaps through the influence of the final phrase of v. 24 (“the people of the
4 tn The Hebrew text adds “so that” here, formally connecting this clause with the next.
5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “what is good in his eyes.”
7 tn Heb “and now, listen to their voice.”
8 tn The infinitive absolute appears before the imperative for emphasis.
9 tn Heb “and tell them the manner of the king who will rule over them.”
10 tn The second masculine plural forms in this quotation indicate that Nahash and his army are addressed.
11 tn Heb “according to all that is good in your eyes.”
12 tn Heb “say”; KJV, NRSV “name”; NIV “indicate.”
13 tn Heb “according to all which he spoke, the good concerning you.”
14 tn Heb “appoint.”
