1 Samuel 1:10

1:10 She was very upset ¹  as she prayed to the Lord, and she was weeping uncontrollably. ² 

1 Samuel 5:8

5:8 So they assembled ³  all the leaders of the Philistines and asked, “What should we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They replied, “The ark of the God of Israel should be moved to Gath.” So they moved the ark of the God of Israel.

1 Samuel 14:24

Jonathan Violates Saul’s Oath

14:24 Now the men of Israel were hard pressed that day, for Saul had made the army agree to this oath: “Cursed be the man who eats food before evening! I will get my vengeance on my enemies!” So no one in the army ate anything.

1 Samuel 19:4

19:4 So Jonathan spoke on David’s behalf ⁴  to his father Saul. He said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial ⁵  for you.

1 Samuel 22:22

22:22 Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that day when Doeg the Edomite was there that he would certainly tell Saul! I am guilty ⁶  of all the deaths in your father’s house!

1 Samuel 23:21

23:21 Saul replied, “May you be blessed by the Lord, for you have had compassion on me.

1 Samuel 25:8

25:8 Ask your own servants; they can tell you! May my servants find favor in your sight, for we have come ⁷  at the time of a holiday. Please provide us – your servants ⁸  and your son David – with whatever you can spare.” ⁹ 

[1:10]  ¹ tn Heb “she [was in] bitterness of soul.”

[1:10]  ² tn Heb “and weeping, she was weeping.” The infinitive absolute emphasizes the extent of her sorrow. The imperfect verbal form emphasizes the continuation of the action in past time.

[5:8]  ³ tn Heb “and they sent and gathered.”

[19:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “spoke good with respect to David.”

[19:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “good.”

[22:22]  ⁶ tc The translation follows the LXX, which reads “I am guilty,” rather than the MT, which has “I have turned.”

[25:8]  ⁷ tc The translation follows many medieval Hebrew mss in reading בָּאנוּ (ba’nu, “we have come”) rather than the MT’s בָּנוּ (banu, “we have built”).

[25:8]  ⁸ tn This refers to the ten servants sent by David.

[25:8]  ⁹ tn Heb “whatever your hand will find.”