1 Samuel 16:8

16:8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. ¹  But Samuel ²  said, “The Lord has not chosen this one, either.”

1 Samuel 13:8

13:8 He waited for seven days, the time period indicated by Samuel. ³  But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the army began to abandon Saul. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 15:34

15:34 Then Samuel went to Ramah, while Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

1 Samuel 3:15

3:15 So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.

1 Samuel 8:6

8:6 But this request displeased Samuel, for ⁵  they said, “Give us a king to lead us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord.

[16:8]  ¹ tn Heb “and caused him to pass before.”

[16:8]  ² tn Heb “he” (also in v. 9); the referent (Samuel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:8]  ³ tn This apparently refers to the instructions given by Samuel in 1 Sam 10:8. If so, several years had passed. On the relationship between chs. 10 and 13, see V. P. Long, The Art of Biblical History (FCI), 201-23.

[13:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “dispersed from upon him”; NAB, NRSV “began to slip away.”

[8:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “when.”