1 Samuel 3:6

3:6 The Lord again called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli ¹  said, “I didn’t call you, my son. Go back and lie down.”

1 Samuel 3:8

3:8 Then the Lord called Samuel a third time. So he got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me!” Eli then realized that it was the Lord who was calling the boy.

1 Samuel 7:10

7:10 As Samuel was offering burnt offerings, the Philistines approached to do battle with Israel. ²  But on that day the Lord thundered loudly against the Philistines. He caused them to panic, and they were defeated by ³  Israel.

1 Samuel 11:11

11:11 The next day Saul placed the people in three groups. They went to the Ammonite camp during the morning watch and struck them ⁴  down until the hottest part of the day. The survivors scattered; no two of them remained together.

1 Samuel 27:1

David Aligns Himself with the Philistines

27:1 David thought to himself, ⁵  “One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”

1 Samuel 29:3

29:3 The leaders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish said to the leaders of the Philistines, “Isn’t this David, the servant of King Saul of Israel, who has been with me for quite some time? ⁶  I have found no fault with him from the day of his defection until the present time!” ⁷ 

[3:6]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:10]  ² tn Heb “approached for battle against Israel.”

[7:10]  ³ tn Heb “before.”

[11:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “Ammon.” By metonymy the name “Ammon” is used collectively for the soldiers in the Ammonite army.

[27:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “said to his heart.”

[29:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “these days or these years.”

[29:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “from the day of his falling [away] until this day.”