1 Samuel 11:10

11:10 The men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you ¹  and you can do with us whatever you wish.” ² 

1 Samuel 11:14

11:14 Samuel said to the people, “Come on! Let’s go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”

1 Samuel 12:21

12:21 You should not turn aside after empty things that can’t profit and can’t deliver, since they are empty. ³ 

1 Samuel 14:48

14:48 He fought bravely, striking down the Amalekites and delivering Israel from the hand of its enemies. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 19:15-16

19:15 Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me on his bed so I can kill him.” 19:16 When the messengers came, they found only the idol on the bed and the quilt made of goat’s hair at its head.

1 Samuel 29:7

29:7 So turn and leave ⁵  in peace. You must not do anything that the leaders of the Philistines consider improper!” ⁶ 

[11:10]  ¹ tn The second masculine plural forms in this quotation indicate that Nahash and his army are addressed.

[11:10]  ² tn Heb “according to all that is good in your eyes.”

[12:21]  ³ tn Or “useless” (so NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “nothing”; NASB “futile”; TEV “are not real.”

[14:48]  ⁴ tn Heb “plunderers.”

[29:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “go.”

[29:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “and you must not do evil in the eyes of the leaders of the Philistines.”