1 Samuel 1:6

1:6 Her rival wife used to upset her and make her worry, ¹  for the Lord had not enabled her to have children.

1 Samuel 9:7

9:7 So Saul said to his servant, “All right, ²  we can go. But what can we bring the man, since the food in our bags is used up? We have no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”

1 Samuel 9:15

9:15 Now the day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told ³  Samuel:

1 Samuel 17:15

17:15 David was going back and forth ⁴  from Saul in order to care for his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 17:29

17:29 David replied, “What have I done now? Can’t I say anything?” ⁵ 

1 Samuel 18:17

18:17 ⁶ 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 ⁷  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 20:32

20:32 Jonathan responded to his father Saul, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”

[1:6]  ¹ tn Heb “and her rival wife grieved her, even [with] grief so as to worry her.”

[9:7]  ² tn Heb “look.”

[9:15]  ³ tn Heb “uncovered the ear of.”

[17:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “was going and returning.”

[17:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “Is it not [just] a word?”

[18:17]  ⁶ tc Much of the ms evidence for the LXX lacks vv. 17-19.

[18:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “son of valor.”