1 Samuel 3:14

3:14 Therefore I swore an oath to the house of Eli, ‘The sin of the house of Eli can never be forgiven by sacrifice or by grain offering.’”

1 Samuel 10:22

10:22 So they inquired again of the Lord, “Has the man arrived here yet?” The Lord said, “He has hidden himself among the equipment.” ¹ 

1 Samuel 17:48

17:48 The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the battle line to attack the Philistine. ² 

1 Samuel 27:12

27:12 So Achish trusted David, thinking to himself, ³  “He is really hated ⁴  among his own people in ⁵  Israel! From now on ⁶  he will be my servant.”

[10:22]  ¹ tn Or “baggage” (so many English versions); KJV “stuff”; TEV “supplies.”

[17:48]  ² tc Most LXX mss lack the second half of v. 48.

[27:12]  ³ tn Heb “saying.”

[27:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “he really stinks.” The expression is used figuratively here to describe the rejection and ostracism that David had experienced as a result of Saul’s hatred of him.

[27:12]  ⁵ tc Many medieval Hebrew mss lack the preposition “in.”

[27:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “permanently.”