1 Samuel 18:6

18:6 When the men ¹  arrived after David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women from all the cities of Israel came out singing and dancing to meet King Saul. They were happy as they played their tambourines and three-stringed instruments. ² 

1 Samuel 19:5

19:5 He risked his life ³  when he struck down the Philistine and the Lord gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you were happy. So why would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”

1 Samuel 29:6

29:6 So Achish summoned David and said to him, “As surely as the Lord lives, you are an honest man, and I am glad to have you ⁴  serving ⁵  with me in the army. ⁶  I have found no fault with you from the day that you first came to me until the present time. But in the opinion ⁷  of the leaders, you are not reliable. ⁸ 

[18:6]  ¹ tn Heb “them.” The masculine plural pronoun apparently refers to the returning soldiers.

[18:6]  ² tn Heb “with tambourines, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments.”

[19:5]  ³ tn Heb “and he put his life into his hand.”

[29:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “it is good in my eyes.” Cf. v. 7.

[29:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “your going forth and your coming in.” The expression is a merism.

[29:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “camp.”

[29:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “eyes.”

[29:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “good.”