1 Samuel 15

a S 1Sa 9:16

b S Ge 14:7; S 1Sa 14:48; S 2Sa 1:8

c ver 9, 19; S Ge 14:23; Jos 6:17; 1Sa 22:19; 27:9; 28:18; Est 3:13; 9:5

1 15:3 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 8, 9, 15, 18, 20 and 21.

d S Ge 15:19; Nu 24:22; Jdg 1:16; 1Sa 30:29

e S 1Sa 14:48

f S Ge 16:7

g Ex 17:8–16; S Nu 24:7

h S Jos 8:23

i S ver 3

2 15:9 Or the grown bulls; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

j S Ge 6:6; S Ex 32:14

k S Jos 22:16

l Job 21:14; 34:27; Ps 28:5; Isa 5:12; 53:6; Jer 48:10; Eze 18:24

m S ver 35; S 1Sa 8:6

n Jos 15:55

o S Nu 32:42

p S Ex 3:11

q S Ge 14:23; S 1Sa 14:32

r 1Sa 28:18

s Ps 40:6–8; 51:16; Pr 21:3; Isa 1:11–15; Jer 7:22; Hos 6:6; Am 5:25; Mic 6:6–8; S Mk 12:33

t Dt 18:10

u S 1Sa 13:13

v S Ex 9:27; S Nu 22:34; Ps 51:4

w S 1Sa 13:13

x Pr 29:25; Isa 51:12–13; Jer 42:11

y Ex 10:17

z S Nu 15:31; S 1Sa 13:14; S 1Ki 14:10

a 1Sa 28:14

b 1Ki 11:11, 31; 14:8; 2Ki 17:21

c 1Sa 28:17

d S 1Sa 13:14

e 2Sa 6:21; 7:15

f Titus 1:2

g S Nu 23:19; Heb 7:21

h S Nu 22:34

i Isa 29:13; Jn 12:43

j Est 9:7–10; Jer 18:21

3 15:32 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

k S 1Sa 7:17

l S Jdg 19:14; S 1Sa 10:5

m 1Sa 19:24

n ver 11; 1Sa 16:1

o S Ge 6:6

1 Samuel 16

1 Samuel 17

a 1Sa 13:5

b Jos 15:35; 2Ch 28:18

c S Jos 10:10, 11

d 1Sa 21:9

e 1Sa 21:9; 2Sa 21:19

1 17:4 That is, about 9 feet 9 inches or about 3 meters

f ver 45; 1Sa 18:10

2 17:5 That is, about 125 pounds or about 58 kilograms

g 2Sa 21:19; 1Ch 11:23; 20:5

h ver 41

i 2Sa 2:12–17

3 17:7 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms

j ver 26, 45; 2Sa 21:21

k ver 23

l S Ge 35:16; S 48:7; Ps 132:6

m S Ru 4:17

n S Ge 35:19

o 1Sa 16:11

p S 1Sa 16:6

q 1Sa 16:8

r S 1Sa 16:9

s S Ge 37:2

t 1Sa 16:19

u S Lev 19:36

v S Lev 23:14; 1Sa 25:18

w Ge 37:14

4 17:17 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms

5 17:18 Or some token; or some pledge of spoils

x S Jos 1:11

y ver 8–10

z 1Sa 18:17

a S 1Sa 8:15

b 1Sa 11:2

c S 1Sa 14:6

d S ver 10

e Dt 5:26; S Jos 3:10; 2Ki 18:35

f S Ge 27:41; Pr 18:19

g S Dt 20:3; Ps 18:45; Isa 7:4; Jer 4:9; 38:4; Da 11:30

h Nu 13:31

i Job 10:16; Isa 31:4; Jer 49:19; Hos 13:8; Am 3:12

j Jdg 14:6

k 1Ch 11:22

l 2Co 1:10

m 2Ti 4:17

n S 1Sa 16:18; S 18:12

o S Ge 41:42

p ver 7

q 1Sa 16:12

r Ps 123:3–4; Pr 16:18

s 1Sa 24:14; 2Sa 3:8; 9:8; 2Ki 8:13

t S Ge 40:19; Rev 19:17

u 2Sa 21:10; Jer 34:20

v S ver 6

w Dt 20:1; 2Ch 13:12; 14:11; 32:8; Ps 20:7–8; 124:8; Heb 11:32–34

x S ver 10

y S 1Sa 14:12

z S Dt 28:26

a S Jos 4:24; S Isa 11:9

b 1Ki 18:36; 2Ki 5:8; 19:19; Isa 37:20

c Hos 1:7

d 1Sa 14:6; 2Ch 14:11; Jer 39:18

e S Ex 14:14; S Nu 21:14; S 1Sa 2:9; 2Ch 20:15; Ps 44:6–7

f 1Sa 25:29

g Heb 11:34

h 1Sa 21:9; 22:10

i Jos 15:11

j S Jos 15:36

6 17:52 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew of a valley

k 1Sa 16:21

l 1Sa 26:5

m S Ru 4:17

1 Samuel 18

1 Samuel 19

1 Samuel 20

1 Samuel 21

1 Samuel 22

1 Samuel 23

a S Jos 15:44

b S Nu 18:27; S Jdg 6:11

c ver 4, 12; 1Sa 22:10; 30:8; 2Sa 2:1; 5:19, 23; Ps 50:15

d S ver 2

e S 1Sa 9:16

f S Jos 8:7

g S 1Sa 22:20

h S 1Sa 2:28

i S Dt 32:30

j Ps 31:21

k S 1Sa 22:20

l S 1Sa 2:18

m ver 20

n S 1Sa 22:2

o Ps 55:7

p S Jos 15:24, 55

q Ps 54:3–4

r Ps 32:7

s S 1Sa 20:1

t 1Sa 30:6; Ps 18:2; 27:14

1 23:15 Or he was afraid because

u S 1Sa 20:31

v S 1Sa 18:3; 2Sa 9:1

w 1Sa 26:1

x Ps 54 Title

y 1Sa 26:3

z ver 12

a Ru 2:20; 2Sa 2:5

b 1Sa 22:8

c S Ge 31:36

d S Jos 15:55

e 1Sa 26:1

f Ps 17:9

g 1Sa 24:22

2 23:28 Sela Hammahlekoth means rock of parting.

h S Jos 15:62; 2Ch 20:2; SS 1:14

3 23:29 In Hebrew texts this verse (23:29) is numbered 24:1.

1 Samuel 24

1 Samuel 25

a 1Sa 28:3

b S Lev 10:6; Dt 34:8

c S 1Sa 7:17

d S Jos 15:55

1 25:1 Hebrew and some Septuagint manuscripts; other Septuagint manuscripts Maon

e 2Sa 19:32

f S Ge 31:19

g Pr 31:10

h S Jos 14:13; S 15:13

i Ps 122:7; Mt 10:12

j 1Ch 12:18

k ver 15

l Ne 8:10

m Jdg 9:28

n Jdg 8:6

o S 1Sa 22:2

p S 1Sa 21:10

q S Nu 31:27

r 1Sa 13:10

s ver 7

t ver 21

u Ex 14:22; Job 1:10; Ps 139:5

v S Dt 13:13; S 1Sa 20:7

w S Lev 23:14; S 1Sa 17:17

x 1Ch 12:40

y S Ge 42:26; 2Sa 16:1; Isa 30:6

z Ge 32:20

2 25:18 That is, probably about 60 pounds or about 27 kilograms

a ver 36

b ver 15

c Ps 109:5

d S 1Sa 19:4

e S Ru 1:17

f 1Ki 14:10; 21:21; 2Ki 9:8

g S Ge 19:1; S 1Sa 20:41

3 25:22 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew with David’s enemies

h 2Sa 14:9

i Pr 17:12

j Pr 12:16; 14:16; 20:3; Isa 32:5

k ver 33

l Heb 10:30

m ver 34; 2Sa 18:32

n S Ge 33:11

o ver 24; 2Sa 14:9

p 2Sa 7:11, 26

q 1Sa 18:17

r 1Sa 24:11

s S 1Sa 20:1

t Jer 10:18; 22:26

u 1Sa 17:50; 2Sa 4:8

v S 1Sa 12:12; S 13:14

w S Ge 40:14

x 2Sa 3:10

y S Ge 24:27

z ver 26

a S ver 26

b S Ge 19:21

c S Ru 3:7

d Pr 20:1; Ecc 10:17; Isa 5:11, 22; 22:13; 28:7; 56:12; Hos 4:11

e ver 19

f Ex 15:16

g Dt 32:35; 1Sa 24:12; 26:10; 2Sa 6:7; 12:15

h 2Sa 2:2; 3:3; 1Ch 3:1

i 2Sa 3:2; 1Ch 3:1

j 1Sa 27:3; 30:5; 2Sa 2:2

k 2Sa 3:15

l Isa 10:30

4 25:44 Hebrew Palti, a variant of Paltiel

1 Samuel 26

1 Samuel 27

1 Samuel 28

1 Samuel 29

1 Samuel 30

1 Samuel 31