1 Samuel 2:3

2:3 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 14:29

14:29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed ³  when I tasted just a little of this honey.

1 Samuel 14:44

14:44 Saul said, “God will punish me severely if Jonathan doesn’t die!” ⁴ 

1 Samuel 18:13

18:13 Saul removed David ⁵  from his presence and made him a commanding officer. ⁶  David led the army out to battle and back. ⁷ 

1 Samuel 24:14

24:14 Who has the king of Israel come out after? Who is it that you are pursuing? A dead dog? A single flea?

1 Samuel 24:22

24:22 David promised Saul this on oath. ⁸  Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.

[2:3]  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.

[2:3]  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 mss, is correct, rather than the reading of the Kethib וְלוֹא (vÿlo’, “and not”).

[14:29]  ³ tc The LXX reads “saw.” See v. 27.

[14:44]  ⁴ tn Heb “So God will do and so he will add, surely you will certainly die, Jonathan.”

[18:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “an officer of a thousand.”

[18:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he went out and came in before the people.” See v. 16.

[24:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “and David swore an oath to Saul.”