1 Samuel 14:33

14:33 Now it was reported to Saul, “Look, the army is sinning against the Lord by eating even the blood.” He said, “All of you have broken the covenant! ¹  Roll a large stone over here to me.”

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 20:19

20:19 On the third day ⁴  you should go down quickly ⁵  and come to the place where you hid yourself the day this all started. ⁶  Stay near the stone Ezel.

[14:33]  ¹ tn Heb “You have acted deceptively.” In this context the verb refers to violating an agreement, in this case the dietary and sacrificial regulations of the Mosaic law. The verb form is second masculine plural; apparently Saul here addresses those who are eating the animals.

[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.

[20:19]  ⁴ tc Heb “you will do [something] a third time.” The translation assumes an emendation of the verb from שִׁלַּשְׁתָּ (shillashta, “to do a third time”) to שִׁלִּישִׁית (shillishit, “[on the] third [day]”).

[20:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “you must go down greatly.” See Judg 19:11 for the same idiom.

[20:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “on the day of the deed.” This probably refers to the incident recorded in 19:2.