1 Samuel 9:13

9:13 When you enter the town, you can find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people won’t eat until he arrives, for he must bless the sacrifice. Once that happens, those who have been invited will eat. Now go on up, for ¹  this is the time when you can find him!”

1 Samuel 20:29

20:29 He said, ‘Permit me to go, ²  for we are having a family sacrifice in the city, and my brother urged ³  me to be there. So now, if I have found favor with you, let me go ⁴  to see my brothers.’ For that reason he has not come to the king’s table.”

1 Samuel 28:8

28:8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing and left, accompanied by two of his men. They came to the woman at night and said, “Use your ritual pit to conjure up for me the one I tell you.” ⁵ 

1 Samuel 31:4

31:4 Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and stab me with it! Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come, stab me, and torture me.” But his armor bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

[9:13]  ¹ tc The MT has “him” (אֹתוֹ, ’oto) here, in addition to the “him” at the end of the verse. The ancient versions attest to only one occurrence of the pronoun, although it is possible that this is due to translation technique rather than to their having a Hebrew text with the pronoun used only once. The present translation assumes textual duplication in the MT and does not attempt to represent the pronoun twice. However, for a defense of the MT here, with the suggested translation “for him just now – you will find him,” see S. R. Driver, Notes on the Hebrew Text and the Topography of the Books of Samuel, 72-73.

[20:29]  ² tn Heb “send me.”

[20:29]  ³ tn Heb “commanded.”

[20:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “be released [from duty].”

[28:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “Use divination for me with the ritual pit and bring up for me the one whom I say to you.”