1 Samuel 2:22

2:22 Now Eli was very old when he heard about everything that his sons used to do to all the people of Israel ¹  and how they used to have sex with ²  the women who were stationed at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

1 Samuel 19:2

19:2 So Jonathan told David, “My father Saul is trying ³  to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find ⁴  a hiding place and stay in seclusion. ⁵ 

1 Samuel 19:21

19:21 When it was reported to Saul, he sent more messengers, but they prophesied too. So Saul sent messengers a third time, but they also prophesied.

1 Samuel 22:1

David Goes to Adullam and Mizpah

22:1 So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family ⁶  learned about it, they went down there to him.

1 Samuel 23:10

23:10 Then David said, “O Lord God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is planning ⁷  to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me.

1 Samuel 23:22

23:22 Go and make further arrangements. Determine precisely ⁸  where he is ⁹  and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.

1 Samuel 24:1

David Spares Saul’s Life

24:1 (24:2) When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him, “Look, David is in the desert of En Gedi.”

[2:22]  ¹ tn Heb “to all Israel.”

[2:22]  ² tn Heb “lie with.”

[19:2]  ³ tn Heb “seeking.”

[19:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “stay in.”

[19:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and hide yourself.”

[22:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “house.”

[23:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “seeking.”

[23:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “know and see.” The expression is a hendiadys. See also v. 23.

[23:22]  ⁹ tn Heb “his place where his foot is.”