Discovery Box1 Samuel 5:11 
Context5:11 So they assembled 1 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 2 and our 3 people!” The terror 4 of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there. 5
1 Samuel 9:6
Context9:6 But the servant said to him, “Look, there is a man of God in this town. He is highly respected. Everything that he says really happens. 6 Now let’s go there. Perhaps he will tell us where we should go from here.” 7
1 Samuel 9:27
Context9:27 While they were going down to the edge of town, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us.” So he did. 8 Samuel then said, 9 “You remain here awhile, so I can inform you of God’s message.”
1 Samuel 11:9
Context11:9 They said to the messengers who had come, “Here’s what you should say to the men of Jabesh Gilead: ‘Tomorrow deliverance will come to you when the sun is fully up.’” When the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh Gilead, they were happy.
1 Samuel 12:3
Context12:3 Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the Lord and before his chosen king. 10 Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, 11 and I will return it to you!”
1 Samuel 14:36
Context14:36 Saul said, “Let’s go down after the Philistines at night; we will rout 12 them until the break of day. 13 We won’t leave any of them alive!” 14 They replied, “Do whatever seems best to you.” 15 But the priest said, “Let’s approach God here.”
1 Samuel 16:11
Context16:11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Is that all of the young men?” Jesse 16 replied, “There is still the youngest one, but he’s taking care of the flock.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we cannot turn our attention to other things until he comes here.”
1 Samuel 16:16
Context16:16 Let our lord instruct his servants who are here before you to look for a man who knows how to play the lyre. Then whenever the evil spirit from God comes upon you, he can play the lyre 17 and you will feel better.” 18
1 Samuel 18:17
Context18:17 19 Then Saul said to David, “Here’s my oldest daughter, Merab. I want to give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior 20 for me and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul thought, “There’s no need for me to raise my hand against him. Let it be the hand of the Philistines!”
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 21 enemies.’” (Now Saul was thinking that he could kill David by the hand of the Philistines.)
1 Samuel 21:9
Context21:9 The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the valley of Elah, is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod. If you wish, take it for yourself. Other than that, there’s nothing here.” David said, “There’s nothing like it! Give it to me!”
1 tn Heb “and they sent and gathered.”
2 tn Heb “me.”
3 tn Heb “my.”
4 tn Or “panic.”
5 tn Heb “the hand of God was very heavy there.”
6 tn The infinitive absolute precedes the verb for emphasis.
7 tn Heb “our way on which we have gone.”
8 tc This statement is absent in the LXX (with the exception of Origen), an Old Latin
9 tn The words “Samuel then said” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
10 tn Heb “anointed [one].”
11 tn The words “tell me” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
12 tn Heb “plunder.”
13 tn Heb “until the light of the morning.”
14 tn Heb “and there will not be left among them a man.”
15 tn Heb “all that is good in your eyes.” So also in v. 40.
16 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jesse) has been specified in the translation both here and in v. 12 for clarity.
17 tn Heb “and he will play with his hand.”
18 tn Heb “and it will be better for you.”
19 tc Much of the
20 tn Heb “son of valor.”
21 tn Heb “the king’s.”
