1 Samuel 4:17

4:17 The messenger replied, “Israel has fled from ¹  the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!”

1 Samuel 13:2

13:2 Saul selected for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel; ²  the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. ³  He sent all the rest of the people back home. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 18:5

18:5 On every mission on which Saul sent him, David achieved success. So Saul appointed him over the men of war. This pleased not only all the army, but also Saul’s servants. ⁵ 

1 Samuel 30:21

30:21 Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, ⁶  those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing.

[4:17]  ¹ tn Heb “before.”

[13:2]  ² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[13:2]  ³ tn Heb “at Gibeah of Benjamin.” The words “in the territory” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[13:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “each one to his tents.”

[18:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “it was good in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.”

[30:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “David.” The pronoun (“him”) has been substituted for the proper name in the translation for stylistic reasons.