1 Samuel 3:18

3:18 So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli ¹  said, “The Lord will do what he pleases.” ² 

1 Samuel 15:17

15:17 Samuel said, “Is it not true that when you were insignificant in your own eyes, you became head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord chose ³  you as king over Israel.

1 Samuel 17:43

17:43 The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?” ⁴  Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

1 Samuel 18:8

18:8 This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought, ⁵  “They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?”

1 Samuel 29:9

29:9 Achish replied to David, “I am convinced that you are as reliable ⁶  as the angel of God! However, the leaders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go up with us in the battle.’

[3:18]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:18]  ² tn Heb “what is good in his eyes.”

[15:17]  ³ tn Heb “anointed.”

[17:43]  ⁴ sn Sticks is a pejorative reference to David’s staff (v. 40); the same Hebrew word (מַקֵּל, maqqel) is used for both.

[18:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “said.” So also in vv. 11, 17.

[29:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “I know that you are good in my eyes.”