1 Samuel 16:4

16:4 Samuel did what the Lord told him. ¹  When he arrived in Bethlehem, ²  the elders of the city were afraid to meet him. They ³  said, “Do you come in peace?”

1 Samuel 17:22

17:22 After David had entrusted his cargo to the care of the supply officer, ⁴  he ran to the battlefront. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

[16:4]  ¹ tn Heb “said.”

[16:4]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[16:4]  ³ tc In the MT the verb is singular (“he said”), but the translation follows many medieval Hebrew mss and ancient versions in reading the plural (“they said”).

[17:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “the guard of the equipment.”