1 Samuel 20:25

20:25 The king sat down in his usual place by the wall, with Jonathan opposite him ¹  and Abner at his side. ²  But David’s place was vacant.

1 Samuel 23:9

23:9 When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him, ³  he told Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod!”

1 Samuel 25:12

25:12 So David’s servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David ⁴  all these things.

[20:25]  ¹ tc Heb “and Jonathan arose.” Instead of MT’s וַיָּקָם (vayyaqam, “and he arose”; from the hollow verbal root קוּם, qum), the translation assumes a reading וַיִּקַדֵּם (vayyiqaddem, “and he was in front of”; from the verbal root קדם, qdm). See P. K. McCarter, I Samuel (AB), 338.

[20:25]  ² tn Heb “and Abner sat at the side of Saul.”

[23:9]  ³ tn Heb “Saul was planning the evil against him.”

[25:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.