1 Samuel 1:6

1:6 Her rival wife used to upset her and make her worry, ¹  for the Lord had not enabled her to have children.

1 Samuel 17:21

17:21 Israel and the Philistines drew up their battle lines opposite one another.

1 Samuel 19:5

19:5 He risked his life ²  when he struck down the Philistine and the Lord gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you were happy. So why would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”

1 Samuel 20:3

20:3 Taking an oath, David again ³  said, “Your father is very much aware of the fact ⁴  that I have found favor with you, and he has thought, ⁵  ‘Don’t let Jonathan know about this, or he will be upset.’ But as surely as the Lord lives and you live, there is about one step between me and death!”

1 Samuel 20:13

20:13 But if my father intends to do you harm, may the Lord do all this and more to Jonathan, if I don’t let you know ⁶  and send word to you so you can go safely on your way. ⁷  May the Lord be with you, as he was with my father.

1 Samuel 27:1

David Aligns Himself with the Philistines

27:1 David thought to himself, ⁸  “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 30:4

30:4 Then David and the men ⁹  who were with him wept loudly ¹⁰  until they could weep no more. ¹¹ 

[1:6]  ¹ tn Heb “and her rival wife grieved her, even [with] grief so as to worry her.”

[19:5]  ² tn Heb “and he put his life into his hand.”

[20:3]  ³ tc The LXX and the Syriac Peshitta lack the word “again.”

[20:3]  ⁴ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.

[20:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “said,” that is, to himself. So also in v. 25.

[20:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “uncover your ear.”

[20:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “in peace.”

[27:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “said to his heart.”

[30:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “people.”

[30:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “lifted up their voice and wept.”

[30:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “until there was no longer in them strength to weep.”