1 Samuel 16:6

16:6 When they arrived, Samuel ¹  noticed ²  Eliab and said to himself, ³  “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!” ⁴ 

Mazmur 2:2

2:2 The kings of the earth ⁵  form a united front; ⁶ 

the rulers collaborate ⁷ 

against the Lord and his anointed king. ⁸ 

[16:6]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Samuel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:6]  ² tn Heb “saw.”

[16:6]  ³ tn Heb “said”; the words “to himself” are implied, given the secrecy surrounding Samuel’s mission to Bethlehem (v. 2).

[16:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “his anointed one.”

[2:2]  ⁵ sn The expression kings of the earth refers somewhat hyperbolically to the kings who had been conquered by and were subject to the Davidic king.

[2:2]  ⁶ tn Or “take their stand.” The Hebrew imperfect verbal form describes their action as underway.

[2:2]  ⁷ tn Or “conspire together.” The verbal form is a Niphal from יָסַד (yasad). BDB 413-14 s.v. יָסַד defines the verb as “establish, found,” but HALOT 417 s.v. II יסד proposes a homonym meaning “get together, conspire” (an alternate form of סוּד, sud).

[2:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “and against his anointed one.” The Davidic king is the referent (see vv. 6-7).