1 Samuel 8:12

8:12 He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties, ¹  as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment.

1 Samuel 17:50

17:50 ² David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand. ³ 

1 Samuel 18:26

18:26 So his servants told David these things and David agreed ⁴  to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expired ⁵ 

1 Samuel 21:8

21:8 David said to Ahimelech, “Is there no sword or spear here at your disposal? I don’t have my own sword or equipment in hand due to the urgency of the king’s instructions.”

1 Samuel 25:25

25:25 My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means ‘fool,’ and he is indeed foolish! ⁶  But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent. ⁷ 

[8:12]  ¹ tc The numbers of v. 12 are confused in the Greek and Syriac versions. For “fifties” the LXX has “hundreds.” The Syriac Peshitta has “heads of thousands and heads of hundreds and heads of fifties and heads of tens,” perhaps reflecting influence from Deut 1:15.

[17:50]  ² tc Most LXX mss lack v. 50.

[17:50]  ³ tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.

[18:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “and it was acceptable in the eyes of David.”

[18:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “the days were not fulfilled.”

[25:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “and foolishness is with him.”

[25:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “my lord’s servants, whom you sent.”