1 Samuel 9:6

9:6 But the servant said to him, “Look, there is a man of God in this town. He is highly respected. Everything that he says really happens. ¹  Now let’s go there. Perhaps he will tell us where we should go from here.” ² 

1 Samuel 14:47

14:47 After Saul had secured his royal position over Israel, he fought against all their ³  enemies on all sides – the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. In every direction that he turned he was victorious. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 23:13

23:13 So David and his men, who numbered about six hundred, set out and left Keilah; they moved around from one place to another. ⁵  When told that David had escaped from Keilah, Saul called a halt to his expedition.

1 Samuel 23:23

23:23 Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information. ⁶  Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him ⁷  among all the thousands of Judah.”

1 Samuel 26:16

26:16 This failure on your part isn’t good! ⁸  As surely as the Lord lives, you people who have not protected your lord, the Lord’s chosen one, are as good as dead! ⁹  Now look where the king’s spear and the jug of water that was by his head are!”

[9:6]  ¹ tn The infinitive absolute precedes the verb for emphasis.

[9:6]  ² tn Heb “our way on which we have gone.”

[14:47]  ³ tn Heb “his,” which could refer to Israel or to Saul.

[14:47]  ⁴ tc The translation follows the LXX (“he was delivered”), rather than the MT, which reads, “he acted wickedly.”

[23:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “they went where they went.”

[23:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “established.”

[23:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “I will search him out.”

[26:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “Not good [is] this thing which you have done.”

[26:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “you are sons of death.”