1 Samuel 12:5

12:5 He said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and his chosen king ¹  is witness this day, that you have not found any reason to accuse me.” ²  They said, “He is witness!”

1 Samuel 18:5

18:5 On every mission on which Saul sent him, David achieved success. So Saul appointed him over the men of war. This pleased not only all the army, but also Saul’s servants. ³ 

1 Samuel 22:18

22:18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests. He killed on that day eighty-five ⁴  men who wore the linen ephod.

1 Samuel 24:6

24:6 He said to his men, “May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the Lord’s chosen one, ⁵  by extending my hand against him. After all, ⁶  he is the Lord’s chosen one.” ⁷ 

[12:5]  ¹ tn Heb “anointed [one].”

[12:5]  ² tn Heb “that you have not found anything in my hand.”

[18:5]  ³ tn Heb “it was good in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.”

[22:18]  ⁴ tc The number is confused in the Greek ms tradition. The LXX, with the exception of the Lucianic recension, has the number 305. The Lucianic recension, along with a couple of Old Latin mss, has the number 350.

[24:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “anointed.”

[24:6]  ⁶ tn Or “for.”

[24:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “anointed.”