1 Samuel 12:20

12:20 Then Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed sinned. ¹  However, don’t turn aside from the Lord. Serve the Lord with all your heart.

1 Samuel 14:33

14:33 Now it was reported to Saul, “Look, the army is sinning against the Lord by eating even the blood.” He said, “All of you have broken the covenant! ²  Roll a large stone over here to me.”

1 Samuel 15:17

15:17 Samuel said, “Is it not true that when you were insignificant in your own eyes, you became head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord chose ³  you as king over Israel.

1 Samuel 17:13

17:13 Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to war. The names of the ⁴  three sons who went to war were Eliab, his firstborn, Abinadab, the second oldest, and Shammah, the third oldest.

1 Samuel 20:6

20:6 If your father happens to miss me, you should say, ‘David urgently requested me to let him go ⁵  to his city Bethlehem, ⁶  for there is an annual sacrifice there for his entire family.’

1 Samuel 25:11

25:11 Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!”

[12:20]  ¹ tn Heb “you have done all this evil.”

[14:33]  ² tn Heb “You have acted deceptively.” In this context the verb refers to violating an agreement, in this case the dietary and sacrificial regulations of the Mosaic law. The verb form is second masculine plural; apparently Saul here addresses those who are eating the animals.

[15:17]  ³ tn Heb “anointed.”

[17:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “his.”

[20:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “to run.”

[20:6]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.