Notes for 1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1

aS Jos 18:25

b1Sa 9:5

cJos 17:17–18

dJos 21:20–22

e1Ch 6:27, 34

fS Ge 4:19

1 1:1 See Septuagint and 1 Chron. 6:26–27, 33–35; or from Ramathaim Zuphim.

gver 21; Ex 23:14; 1Sa 2:19; 20:6, 29; Lk 2:41

hDt 12:5–7

iS Jos 18:1

j1Sa 2:31; 14:3

kLev 7:15–18; Dt 12:17–18

lS Ge 29:34

mS Ge 37:3

nS Ge 11:30; S 29:31

oS Ge 16:4

p2Sa 12:17; Ps 102:4

qS Ru 4:15

r1Sa 3:3

sJob 3:20; 7:11; 10:1; 21:25; 23:2; 27:2; Isa 38:15; Jer 20:18

tS Jdg 11:30

uS Ge 17:1; Ps 24:10; 46:7; Isa 1:9

vS Ge 8:1

wS Jdg 13:7

xNu 6:1–21; Jdg 13:5; Lk 1:15

y2Ki 4:27

zPs 42:4; 62:8; La 2:19

aPs 55:2

bNu 6:26; 1Sa 20:42; 2Ki 5:19; S Ac 15:33

cS Ge 25:21; Ps 20:3–5

dS Ge 18:3; Ru 2:13

eRo 15:13

fS Jos 18:25

gS Ge 8:1; S 29:31

hS Ge 17:19; S 29:32; S 30:6

iEx 2:10; Mt 1:21

j1Sa 7:5; 12:23; 1Ch 6:27; Jer 15:1; Heb 11:32

kS ver 3

2 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard by God.

lS Ge 28:20; Nu 30:2; Dt 12:11

mEx 13:2; Lk 2:22

nS Ge 25:21

3 1:22 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls always. I have dedicated him as a Nazirite—all the days of his life.”

oGe 21:8

pNu 15:8–10

4 1:23 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac your

5 1:24 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; Masoretic Text with three bulls

6 1:24 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms

q1Sa 2:20; Ps 66:19–20

rS Jdg 13:7

1 Samuel 2

aLk 1:46–55

bPs 13:5; 33:21; Zec 10:7

cPs 18:2; 89:17, 24; 148:14

dPs 6:8

eS Nu 10:35; Ps 6:10

fS Ex 15:11; S Lev 11:44

1 2:1 Horn here symbolizes strength; also in verse 10.

gS Ex 8:10; Isa 40:25; 46:5

hS Ge 49:24; S Ex 33:22; Dt 32:37; 2Sa 22:2, 32; 23:3; Ps 31:3; 71:3

iPs 17:10; 31:18; 73:8; 75:4; 94:4

jS Jos 22:22

k1Sa 16:7; 1Ki 8:39; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 6:30; Pr 15:11; Jer 11:20; 17:10

lPr 16:2; 24:11–12

m2Sa 1:27; Ps 37:15; 46:9; 76:3

nJob 17:9; Isa 40:31; 41:1; 52:1; 57:10

oLk 1:53

pPs 113:9; Isa 54:1; Jer 15:9

qDt 32:39

rIsa 26:19; Eze 37:3, 12

sS Dt 8:18

tJob 5:11; 40:12; Ps 75:7; Isa 2:12; 13:11; 22:19; Da 4:37

uPs 113:7–8

vJas 2:5

w1Ki 16:2

xPs 72:12; 107:41; 145:14; 146:8; S Mt 23:12

y2Sa 7:8; Job 36:7; Isa 22:23; Eze 21:26

zJob 15:7; 38:4; Ps 104:5; Pr 8:29; Isa 40:12; Jer 10:12

aPs 91:12; 121:3; Pr 3:26

bPr 2:8

cJob 10:22; Isa 5:30; 8:22; 59:9; 60:2; Jer 13:16; Am 5:18, 20; Zep 1:14–15; Mt 8:12

d1Sa 17:47; Ps 33:16–17; Zec 4:6

eS Ex 15:6

fS Ex 19:16; 1Sa 7:10; 12:17; 2Sa 22:14; Job 37:4, 5; 38:1; Ps 18:13; 29:3; Isa 66:6

gPs 96:13; 98:9; Mt 25:31–32

hPs 18:1; 21:1; 59:16

iS Dt 33:17; Ps 89:24; S Lk 1:69

jS Jos 18:25

kver 18; S Nu 16:9; 1Sa 3:1

lJer 2:8; 9:6

mDt 18:3

nLev 7:35–36

oLev 3:3, 14–16; 7:29–34

pver 22, 29; S Nu 14:11; Jer 7:21; Eze 22:26; Mal 2:7–9

qS ver 11

2 2:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text people

rver 28; 1Sa 22:18; 23:9; 2Sa 6:14; 1Ch 15:27

sS 1Sa 1:3

tS 1Sa 1:27

uGe 21:1

3 2:20 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text and asked from

vS Jdg 13:24; Lk 1:80; 2:40

wS ver 17

xS Ex 38:8

yEx 4:21; Jos 11:20

zS Ex 32:10; S Nu 11:2; 1Sa 3:14; 1Ki 13:6; Job 9:33; Ps 106:30; Isa 1:18; 22:14; Jer 15:1; Heb 10:26

aS Jdg 13:24; Lk 2:52

4 2:25 Or the judges

bPr 3:4

cS Dt 33:1; S Jdg 13:6

dS Ex 28:1

eS Ex 30:7

f1Sa 22:18; 23:6, 9; 30:7

gLev 7:35–36

hver 12–17

iS Dt 12:5

jS Ex 29:9

5 2:29 The Hebrew is plural.

kPs 50:23; 91:15; Pr 8:17

lIsa 53:3; Na 3:6; Mal 2:9

mJer 18:10

n1Sa 4:11–18; 22:16

o1Sa 4:3; 22:17–20; Jer 7:12, 14

p1Ki 2:26–27

qJer 29:32; Mal 2:12

rS Dt 13:2

s1Sa 4:11

t1Ki 13:3

u2Sa 8:17; 20:25; 1Ki 1:8, 32; 2:35; 4:4; 1Ch 16:39; 29:22; Eze 44:15–16

v1Sa 9:16; 10:1; 16:13; 2Sa 2:4; 12:7; 23:1; 1Ki 1:34; Ps 89:20

wEze 44:10–14

x1Sa 3:12; 1Ki 2:27

1 Samuel 3

aS 1Sa 2:11

bPs 74:9; La 2:9; Eze 7:26

cAm 8:11

d1Sa 4:15

eS Ge 27:1

fEx 25:31–38; Lev 24:1–4

g1Sa 1:9

hDt 10:1–5; 1Ki 6:19; 8:1

iS Ge 22:1; S Ex 3:4

j1Sa 2:12

kJer 1:2

lS Nu 12:6; Am 3:7

mEx 3:4

n2Ki 21:12; Job 15:21; Jer 19:3

oS 1Sa 2:27–36

p1Ki 1:6

qS 1Sa 2:25

1 3:13 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text sons made themselves contemptible

r1Ki 22:14; Jer 23:28; 38:14; 42:4

sS Ru 1:17

tS Jdg 10:15

uS Ge 21:22; S Nu 14:43

vS Jdg 13:24

w1Sa 9:6

xS Jdg 20:1

yS Dt 18:22; Eze 33:33

zS Nu 12:6

1 Samuel 4

a1Sa 5:1; 7:12

bJos 12:18; 1Sa 29:1; 1Ki 20:26

cJos 7:7

dS Jos 6:7

eS Jos 18:1; S 1Sa 2:32

f2Ch 13:8

gS Ge 3:24; S Ex 25:22

hS Jos 6:5, 10

iS Ge 14:13

jS Ex 15:14

kEx 12:30; 1Sa 5:12

1 4:7 Or “Gods have (see Septuagint)

lRev 11:6

mS Jdg 13:1

nS Dt 28:25

oPs 78:64; Jer 7:12

pEze 24:26; 33:21

qS Jos 7:6; S 2Sa 1:2

rver 18

sS 1Sa 3:2

t1Sa 22:18; Ps 78:64

uPs 78:61

vS Jdg 2:16; S 16:31

w1Sa 2:31

2 4:18 Traditionally judged

xS Ge 35:18

yS Ex 24:16; Ps 106:20; Jer 2:11; Eze 1:28; 9:3; 10:18

zS Ex 24:16; Ps 78:61

3 4:21 Ichabod means no glory.

aJer 7:12

1 Samuel 5

aS 1Sa 4:1

bS Jos 11:22; S 13:3

cS Jdg 16:23; Isa 2:18; 19:1; 46:1

dIsa 40:20; 41:7; 46:7; Jer 10:4

eEze 6:6; Mic 1:7

fZep 1:9

gS Ex 9:3; Ac 13:11

h2Sa 6:7; Ps 78:66

iS Ex 15:26; 1Sa 6:5

1 5:6 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate tumors. And rats appeared in their land, and there was death and destruction throughout the city

jS Jdg 16:18

kS Jos 11:22

lS Ex 14:24

mS Jos 13:3

2 5:9 Or with tumors in the groin (see Septuagint)

nver 8

oS 1Sa 4:8

3 5:11 Or he

1 Samuel 6

aS Ex 7:11; S Isa 44:25

bS Ex 22:29; S 34:20

cS Lev 5:15

dver 9

eS Jos 13:3

f2Sa 24:25

gS 1Sa 5:6–11

hS Jos 7:19; Rev 14:7

iS Ex 4:21

jEx 10:2

kS Ex 12:33

l2Sa 6:3; 1Ch 13:7

mS Nu 19:2

nS Jos 15:10; 21:16

oS Ge 30:14; Ru 2:23; 1Sa 12:17

p1Sa 11:7; 2Sa 24:22; 1Ki 19:21

qJos 3:3

rver 18

sJos 21:16

tS Jos 13:3

u2Sa 6:7

vS Ex 19:21

w2Sa 6:9; Ps 130:3; Mal 3:2; Rev 6:17

1 6:19 A few Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint 50,070

xS Lev 11:45

yS Jos 9:17

1 Samuel 7

aS Jos 6:7

b2Sa 6:3; 1Ch 13:7

c1Ch 13:5; Ps 132:6

d1Ch 13:3

eDt 30:10; 2Ki 18:5; 23:25; Jer 24:7

fS Ge 31:19; S Jos 24:14

gS Jdg 2:12–13; 1Sa 12:10; 31:10

hJoel 2:12

iS Dt 6:13; Mt 4:10; Lk 4:8

jS Jdg 2:18

kS 1Sa 1:20; Ps 99:6; Jer 15:1

lS Jos 11:3; Jdg 21:5; 1Sa 10:17

mS ver 8; S Ge 20:7; S Dt 9:19

nS Jos 11:3

oLa 2:19

pS Jdg 2:16; S 16:31

q1Sa 17:11

1 7:6 Traditionally judge; also in verse 15

rver 5; S Ex 32:30; S Nu 21:7; 1Sa 12:19, 23; 1Ki 18:24; Isa 37:4; Jer 15:1; 27:18

sPs 99:6

tS Ex 32:11; S Dt 9:19

uS Ex 9:23; S 1Sa 2:10

vS Ge 35:5; S Ex 14:24

wS Ge 28:22; S Dt 27:2; Jos 4:9

xS 1Sa 4:1

yJdg 13:1, 5

2 7:12 Ebenezer means stone of help.

zS Jos 13:3

aS Jdg 1:34

bver 6; 1Sa 12:11

cS Jdg 2:16

dJdg 2:18

eS Ge 12:8

fS Jos 10:43; S 1Sa 10:8; Am 5:5

gver 6; Ac 13:20

hS Jos 18:25; 1Sa 8:4; 15:34; 19:18; 25:1; 28:3

iver 6

j1Sa 9:12; 14:35; 20:6; 2Sa 24:25

1 Samuel 8

aDt 16:18–19

b1Ch 6:28

1 8:1 Traditionally judges

cGe 22:19; 1Ki 19:3; Am 5:4–5

d1Sa 2:12

eNe 9:29; Job 34:27; Ps 14:3; 58:3; Isa 53:6

fEx 23:8; 1Sa 12:3; Job 8:22; Pr 17:23

gS Ex 23:2

hS Jdg 11:11; 1Sa 11:3

iS 1Sa 7:17

jver 19; S Dt 17:14–20; 1Sa 10:19; 12:12, 13; Hos 13:11

k1Sa 3:20; 12:2

lver 20

mHos 13:10

2 8:5 Traditionally judge; also in verses 6 and 20

n1Sa 12:17; 15:11; 16:1

over 22; 1Sa 12:1

pS Nu 11:20

qS Ex 16:8

r1Sa 12:10; 2Ki 21:22; Jer 2:17

sver 11–18; S Dt 17:14–20; 1Sa 10:25

tS Ex 19:7

u1Sa 14:52

vS Ge 41:46

wS Dt 17:16; 2Sa 15:1; 1Ki 1:5; 2Ch 1:14; 9:25; SS 3:7

xS Dt 1:15

yEze 46:18

z1Ki 21:7, 15; Mic 2:2

a2Ki 22:12

bS Ge 41:34; 1Sa 17:25

3 8:16 Septuagint; Hebrew young men

c1Sa 28:6; Job 27:9; 35:12, 13; Ps 18:41; 66:18; Pr 1:28; Isa 1:15; 58:4; 59:2; Jer 14:12; Eze 8:18; Mic 3:4

d1Sa 10:25; 1Ki 12:4

ePr 1:24; Isa 50:2; 66:4; Jer 7:13; 8:12; 13:10; 44:16

fAc 13:21

gS ver 5

hS ver 5

iS Jdg 11:11

jS ver 7

1 Samuel 9

aJos 18:11–20

bS Ru 2:1

c1Sa 14:51; 1Ch 8:33; 9:39; Est 2:5; Ac 13:21

dS Ge 39:6

e1Sa 10:24

f1Sa 10:23

gver 20; 1Sa 10:14, 16

hS Jos 24:33

i2Ki 4:42

j1Sa 10:2

k1Sa 1:1

l1Sa 10:2

mS Dt 33:1; S Jdg 13:6

n1Sa 3:19

oS Ge 32:20; 1Ki 13:7; 14:3; 2Ki 4:42; 5:5, 15; Jer 40:5

pS Ge 25:22

1 9:8 That is, about 1/10 ounce or about 3 grams

q2Sa 15:27; 24:11; 2Ki 17:13; 1Ch 9:22; 21:9; 26:28; 29:29; 2Ch 19:2; Isa 29:10; 30:10; Am 7:12

rS Ge 24:11, 13

sNu 28:11–15; S 1Sa 7:17

tS Lev 26:30

uS Mt 14:19; 1Co 10:16; 1Ti 4:3–5

vEx 30:25; S 1Sa 2:35; 12:3; 15:1; 26:9; 2Ki 11:12; Ps 2:2

w2Sa 7:8; 1Ki 8:16; 1Ch 5:2

xEx 3:7–9

y1Sa 23:4; 2Sa 3:18

zS Ge 16:11; Ps 102:1

a1Sa 16:12

bS ver 3

c1Sa 12:13; Ezr 6:8; Isa 60:4–9; Da 2:44; Hag 2:7; Mal 3:1

dPs 68:27

eS Ex 3:11; Mt 2:6; 1Co 15:9

fJdg 6:15; 20:35, 46; 1Sa 18:18

gS Lev 7:32–34

hS Dt 22:8; S Jos 2:8; S Mt 24:17; Lk 5:19

1 Samuel 10

a1Sa 16:1; 2Ki 9:1, 3, 6

bS Ex 29:7; S 1Sa 9:16; S 1Ki 1:39

cS Ex 34:9; 2Sa 20:19; Ps 78:62, 71

dGe 35:20

1 10:1 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate over his people Israel? You will reign over the LORD’s people and save them from the power of their enemies round about. And this will be a sign to you that the LORD has anointed you ruler over his inheritance:

e1Sa 9:4

f1Sa 9:5

gS Ge 35:7–8

hver 27; 1Sa 16:20; Pr 18:16

iver 26; 1Sa 11:4; 15:34

j1Sa 13:3

kS Nu 11:29; 1Ki 20:35; 2Ki 2:3, 15; 4:1; 6:1; 9:1; Am 7:14

lS Lev 26:30

mS Ge 31:27; Jer 31:4

n1Ki 1:40; Isa 30:29

o1Sa 16:16; 18:10; 19:9; 2Ki 3:15; Ps 92:3

pver 10; 1Sa 19:20; 1Ch 25:1; 1Co 14:1

qS Nu 11:25

rver 9

s2Sa 7:3; 1Ki 8:17; 1Ch 22:7; 28:2; 2Ch 6:7; Ecc 9:10

tJdg 9:33

uS Jos 1:5; Lk 1:28; Heb 13:5

vJos 4:20; S 10:43; 1Sa 7:16; 11:14–15

w1Sa 13:8

xver 6

yS Dt 13:2

zver 7

aS Nu 11:25; 1Sa 11:6

bS ver 5–6

cMt 13:54; Jn 7:15

dver 12; 1Sa 19:24; 2Ki 9:11; Jer 29:26; Hos 9:7

eS ver 11

f1Sa 19:23

g1Sa 14:50

hS 1Sa 9:3

iS 1Sa 9:3

jS 1Sa 7:5

kS Ex 1:14; S Nu 10:9

lS Nu 11:20; S Dt 33:5

mPs 7:10; 18:48; 68:20; 145:19

nS 1Sa 8:5–7

oS Dt 17:14

pJos 7:14

qEst 3:7; Pr 16:33

rS Ge 25:22; S Jdg 18:5

s1Sa 9:2

tDt 17:15; 2Sa 21:6

u1Sa 9:2

v1Ki 1:25, 34, 39; 2Ki 11:12

wS 1Sa 8:9

xS Dt 17:14–20; S 1Sa 8:11–18; 2Ki 11:12

y1Sa 11:14

zS ver 5; S Jdg 19:14

aS Jdg 20:44

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

cS ver 4; 1Ki 10:25; 2Ch 17:5; 32:23; Ps 68:29

1 Samuel 11

aS Ge 19:38; 1Sa 12:12; 2Sa 10:2; 17:27; 1Ch 19:1

bJdg 21:8; 1Sa 31:11; 2Sa 2:4, 5; 21:12

cS Ex 23:32; S Jer 37:1

dGe 34:15

1 11:1 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls gifts. Now Nahash king of the Ammonites oppressed the Gadites and Reubenites severely. He gouged out all their right eyes and struck terror and dread in Israel. Not a man remained among the Israelites beyond the Jordan whose right eye was not gouged out by Nahash king of the Ammonites, except that seven thousand men fled from the Ammonites and entered Jabesh Gilead. About a month later, 1Nahash

eS Nu 16:14

f1Sa 17:26

gS 1Sa 8:4

hS Jdg 2:16

iver 10

jS 1Sa 10:5, 26

kS Ge 27:38; S Nu 25:6

lS Jdg 3:10

mS 1Sa 6:14

nS Jdg 19:29

oJdg 21:5

pS Jdg 20:1

qJdg 20:2

rJdg 1:4

sver 3

tS Jdg 7:16

uS Ge 19:38

vS Dt 13:13; Lk 19:27

w2Sa 19:22

x1Sa 19:5; 1Ch 11:14

yS Jos 10:43; S 1Sa 10:8

z1Sa 10:25

aS Jos 5:9; 2Sa 19:15

b1Sa 12:1

1 Samuel 12

aS 1Sa 8:7

b1Sa 11:15

cS 1Sa 8:5

d1Sa 8:3

eS 1Sa 9:16; 24:6; 26:9, 11; 2Sa 1:14; 19:21; Ps 105:15

fNu 16:15

gS Ex 18:21; S 1Sa 8:3

hEx 20:17; Ac 20:33

iS Lev 25:14

jS Ge 31:50

kAc 23:9; 24:20

lEx 22:4

mS Ex 3:10; Mic 6:4

nS Jos 24:1

oIsa 1:18; 3:14; Jer 2:9; 25:31; Eze 17:20; 20:35; Mic 6:1–5

pS Jdg 5:11

qS Ge 46:6

rS Ex 2:23

sS Ex 3:10; 4:16

tS Dt 32:18; S Jdg 3:7

uS Dt 32:30

vJdg 4:2

wS Jos 11:1

xJdg 10:7

yJdg 3:12

zS Jdg 3:9

aS 1Sa 8:8

bS 1Sa 7:3

cJdg 6:32

dS Jdg 4:6

eS Jdg 11:1

fS 1Sa 7:15

gS 1Sa 11:1

1 12:11 Also called Gideon

2 12:11 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac; Hebrew Bedan

3 12:11 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac Samson

hS 1Sa 8:5

i1Sa 25:30; 2Sa 5:2; 1Ch 5:2

jS 1Sa 8:5

kS 1Sa 9:20

lS Jos 24:14

mJer 4:17; La 1:18

nLev 26:16; Jos 24:20; Isa 1:20; Jer 4:17; 26:4

oS Ex 14:14

pS Ex 14:13

qS Ge 30:14; S 1Sa 6:13

r1Ki 18:42; Jas 5:18

sS Ex 9:23; S 1Sa 2:10

tGe 7:12; Ex 9:18; Job 37:13; Pr 26:1

uS 1Sa 8:6–7

vPs 99:6

wS Ge 3:10; S Ex 14:31

xS Ex 8:8; S 1Sa 7:8; S Jer 37:3; Jas 5:18; 1Jn 5:16

yS Dt 9:19

zS Ex 32:30

aIsa 40:20; 41:24, 29; 44:9; Jer 2:5, 11; 14:22; 16:19; Jnh 2:8; Hab 2:18; Ac 14:15

bDt 11:16

cPs 25:11; 106:8; Isa 48:9, 11; Jer 14:7; Da 9:19

dS Jos 7:9; 2Sa 7:23; Jn 17:12

eS Lev 26:11; S Dt 31:6

fDt 7:7; 1Pe 2:9

gS Nu 11:2; S 1Sa 1:20; S 7:8; Ro 1:9–10

h1Ki 8:36; Ps 25:4; 34:11; 86:11; 94:12; Pr 4:11

iDt 6:2; Ecc 12:13

jDt 6:5; S Jos 24:14

kJob 34:27; Isa 5:12; 22:11; 26:10

lS Dt 10:21

m1Sa 31:1–5

nDt 28:36

oS Jos 24:20; S 1Ki 14:10

1 Samuel 13

aver 15

1 13:1 A few late manuscripts of the Septuagint; Hebrew does not have thirty.

2 13:1 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see Acts 13:21); Masoretic Text does not have forty-.

bver 5, 11, 23; Ne 11:31; Isa 10:28

cS Jdg 19:14

dS 1Sa 10:5

eS Jos 18:24

fS Lev 25:9; S Jdg 3:27

gS Ge 34:30

h1Sa 17:1

iS Jos 11:4; Rev 20:8

jS ver 2

kS Jos 7:2

l1Sa 14:11, 22

3 13:5 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac; Hebrew thirty thousand

mS Jdg 6:2; Eze 33:27

nS Nu 32:33

oS Ge 35:5; S Ex 19:16

p1Sa 10:8

qDt 12:5–14; 2Sa 24:25; 1Ki 3:4

r1Sa 15:13

s1Sa 25:14

tS ver 2

uS Jos 10:43

vS Dt 4:29; Ps 119:58; Jer 26:19

w2Ch 16:9

xver 14; S Jos 22:16; 1Sa 15:23, 24; 2Sa 7:15; 1Ch 10:13

yPs 72:5

z1Sa 15:28; 18:8; 24:20; 1Ch 10:14

aAc 7:46; 13:22

b2Sa 6:21

c1Sa 25:30; 2Sa 5:2; Ps 18:43; Isa 16:5; 55:4; Jer 30:9; Eze 34:23–24; 37:24; Da 9:25; Hos 3:5; Mic 5:2

d1Sa 15:26; 16:1; 2Sa 12:9; 1Ki 13:21; Hos 13:11

e1Sa 14:2

fver 2

gS Jos 18:24

4 13:15 Hebrew; Septuagint Gilgal and went his way; the rest of the people went after Saul to meet the army, and they went out of Gilgal

h1Sa 14:15

5 13:16 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts Geba, a variant of Gibeah

iS Jos 18:23

jS Jos 10:10

kNe 11:34

lS Ge 4:22

mS Nu 25:7

6 13:20 Septuagint; Hebrew plow points

n1Ch 9:39

7 13:21 That is, about 1/4 ounce or about 8 grams

8 13:21 That is, about 1/8 ounce or about 4 grams

oS Nu 25:7; 1Sa 14:6; 17:47; Zec 4:6

p1Sa 14:4

qS ver 2

1 Samuel 14

aS Jdg 4:5

b1Sa 13:15

cS Ex 28:33

dIsa 10:28

eS Ge 35:18

f1Sa 22:11, 20

gS 1Sa 1:3

hPs 78:60

i1Sa 13:23

jS Jos 18:24

kJdg 14:3; 1Sa 17:26, 36; 31:4; Jer 9:26; Eze 28:10

lS 1Sa 13:22; S 1Ki 19:12; S Mt 19:26; Heb 11:34

mJdg 7:4

nPs 33:16

oS Ge 24:14

pS Jos 2:24

qS Ge 14:13

rS 1Sa 13:6

sJdg 8:16

t1Sa 17:46; 2Sa 5:24

uS Ge 35:5; S Ex 14:24; S 19:16; 2Ki 7:5–7

v1Sa 13:17

w2Sa 18:24; 2Ki 9:17; Isa 52:8; Eze 33:2

1 14:15 Or a terrible panic

x1Sa 30:7

yS Jdg 18:5

zNu 27:21

2 14:18 Hebrew; Septuagint “Bring the ephod.” (At that time he wore the ephod before the Israelites.)

aS Jdg 7:22; Eze 38:21; Zec 14:13

b1Sa 29:4

cS 1Sa 13:6

dS Ex 14:30

eS Jos 7:2

fJos 6:26

gver 43; Ps 19:10; Pr 16:24; 24:13

3 14:27 Or his strength was renewed; similarly in verse 29

hJos 7:25; 1Ki 18:18

iver 5

jS Jos 10:12

k1Sa 15:19; Est 9:10

lS Ge 9:4

mS Ge 9:4

nLev 19:26

oS 1Sa 7:17

pS Ge 25:22; S Jdg 18:5

q1Sa 28:6, 15; 2Sa 22:42; Ps 18:41

rJos 7:11

sS Nu 14:21; 2Sa 12:5; Job 19:25; Ps 18:46; 42:2

tver 44

uJos 7:15

vJnh 1:7

4 14:41 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have “Why . . . at fault.

wS Jos 7:19

xS ver 27

yS Ru 1:17

zver 39

a1Ki 1:52; S Mt 10:30

b2Sa 14:11

cS Ge 19:37

dS Ge 19:38; 2Sa 12:31

e1Sa 21:7

f2Sa 8:3; 10:6; 23:36

gS Ge 36:12; Nu 13:29; Jdg 3:13; 1Sa 15:2, 7; 27:8; 28:18; 30:13; 2Sa 1:13; 1Ch 4:43

5 14:47 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint king

6 14:47 Hebrew; Septuagint he was victorious

h1Sa 31:2; 1Ch 8:33

iS Ge 29:26

j2Sa 2:8; 3:6; 1Ki 2:5

k1Sa 10:14

lS 1Sa 9:1

m1Sa 8:11

1 Samuel 15

aS 1Sa 9:16

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

cver 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.

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

eS 1Sa 14:48

fS Ge 16:7

gEx 17:8–16; S Nu 24:7

hS Jos 8:23

iS ver 3

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

jS Ge 6:6; S Ex 32:14

kS Jos 22:16

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

mS ver 35; S 1Sa 8:6

nJos 15:55

oS Nu 32:42

pS Ex 3:11

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

r1Sa 28:18

sPs 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

tDt 18:10

uS 1Sa 13:13

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

wS 1Sa 13:13

xPr 29:25; Isa 51:12–13; Jer 42:11

yEx 10:17

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

a1Sa 28:14

b1Ki 11:11, 31; 14:8; 2Ki 17:21

c1Sa 28:17

dS 1Sa 13:14

e2Sa 6:21; 7:15

fTitus 1:2

gS Nu 23:19; Heb 7:21

hS Nu 22:34

iIsa 29:13; Jn 12:43

jEst 9:7–10; Jer 18:21

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

kS 1Sa 7:17

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

m1Sa 19:24

nver 11; 1Sa 16:1

oS Ge 6:6

1 Samuel 16

aS 1Sa 8:6; S 15:35

bS 1Sa 13:14

cS 1Sa 10:1

dS Ru 4:17

e2Sa 5:2; 7:8; 1Ki 8:16; 1Ch 12:23; Ps 78:70; Ac 13:22

fEx 4:15

gS Dt 17:15

hS Ge 48:7; Lk 2:4

i1Sa 21:1

j1Ki 2:13; 2Ki 9:17

kS Ex 19:10, 22

l1Sa 17:13; 1Ch 2:13

mPs 147:10

nS 1Sa 2:3; 2Sa 7:20; S Ps 44:21; S 139:23; S Rev 2:23

o1Sa 17:13

p1Sa 17:13; 2Sa 13:3; 21:21

q1Sa 17:12

rS Ge 37:2; 2Sa 7:8

s1Sa 9:17

tS Ge 39:6

uS 1Sa 2:35; S 2Sa 22:51

v1Sa 18:12

wS 1Sa 11:6

xS Jdg 16:20

yver 23; S Jdg 9:23; 1Sa 18:10

z2Sa 7:15

1 16:14 Or and a harmful; similarly in verses 15, 16 and 23

aver 23; S 1Sa 10:5, 6; 2Ch 29:26–27; Ps 49:4

bS Ru 4:17

c2Sa 17:8

dS Ge 39:2; 1Sa 17:32–37; 20:13; 1Ch 22:11; Mt 1:23

e1Sa 17:15

fS Ge 32:13; S 1Sa 10:4

gS Ge 41:46

hS ver 14; S Jdg 9:23

1 Samuel 17

a1Sa 13:5

bJos 15:35; 2Ch 28:18

cS Jos 10:10, 11

d1Sa 21:9

e1Sa 21:9; 2Sa 21:19

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

fver 45; 1Sa 18:10

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

g2Sa 21:19; 1Ch 11:23; 20:5

hver 41

i2Sa 2:12–17

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

jver 26, 45; 2Sa 21:21

kver 23

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

mS Ru 4:17

nS Ge 35:19

o1Sa 16:11

pS 1Sa 16:6

q1Sa 16:8

rS 1Sa 16:9

sS Ge 37:2

t1Sa 16:19

uS Lev 19:36

vS Lev 23:14; 1Sa 25:18

wGe 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

xS Jos 1:11

yver 8–10

z1Sa 18:17

aS 1Sa 8:15

b1Sa 11:2

cS 1Sa 14:6

dS ver 10

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

fS Ge 27:41; Pr 18:19

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

hNu 13:31

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

jJdg 14:6

k1Ch 11:22

l2Co 1:10

m2Ti 4:17

nS 1Sa 16:18; S 18:12

oS Ge 41:42

pver 7

q1Sa 16:12

rPs 123:3–4; Pr 16:18

s1Sa 24:14; 2Sa 3:8; 9:8; 2Ki 8:13

tS Ge 40:19; Rev 19:17

u2Sa 21:10; Jer 34:20

vS ver 6

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

xS ver 10

yS 1Sa 14:12

zS Dt 28:26

aS Jos 4:24; S Isa 11:9

b1Ki 18:36; 2Ki 5:8; 19:19; Isa 37:20

cHos 1:7

d1Sa 14:6; 2Ch 14:11; Jer 39:18

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

f1Sa 25:29

gHeb 11:34

h1Sa 21:9; 22:10

iJos 15:11

jS Jos 15:36

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

k1Sa 16:21

l1Sa 26:5

mS Ru 4:17

1 Samuel 18

a1Sa 19:1; 20:16; 31:2; 2Sa 4:4

b2Sa 1:26

cS Ge 44:30

d1Sa 20:8, 16, 17, 42; 22:8; 23:18; 24:21; 2Sa 21:7

eS Ge 41:42

f2Sa 18:11

gver 30

h2Sa 5:2

iS Ex 15:20; 2Sa 1:20

jPs 68:25

kEx 15:21

l1Sa 21:11; 29:5; 2Sa 18:3

mS 1Sa 13:14; 1Sa 15:8

n1Sa 19:1

oS Jdg 9:23; S 1Sa 16:14

pS 1Sa 10:5

q1Sa 16:21; 19:7

rS 1Sa 17:6

sver 25; 1Sa 20:7, 33

1 18:10 Or a harmful

t1Sa 19:10

uPs 132:1

vver 29

w1Sa 16:13

xJos 1:5; 1Sa 17:37; 20:13; 1Ch 22:11

yS Jdg 16:20

zNu 27:17

a2Sa 5:2

bS Ge 39:3

cS Ge 39:2; S Nu 14:43; 2Sa 7:9

d2Sa 5:2

e1Sa 17:25

fS Ge 29:26

gS Nu 21:14

hver 25; 1Sa 20:33

iS Ex 3:11; S 1Sa 9:21

jver 23

k2Sa 21:8

lS Jdg 7:22

mver 28; S Ge 29:26

2 18:19 Or However,

nver 29

oS Ex 10:7; S Dt 7:16

pver 18

qS Ge 34:12

rPs 8:2; 44:16; Jer 20:10

sS ver 11, S 17; ver 17

t2Sa 3:14; 6:16

uS ver 20

vver 12

wver 5

1 Samuel 19

aS 1Sa 18:1

b1Sa 18:9

c1Sa 20:5, 19

d1Sa 20:12

e1Sa 20:32; 22:14; Pr 31:8, 9; Jer 18:20

f1Sa 25:21; Pr 17:13

gS Jdg 9:17; S 12:3

hS 1Sa 11:13

iS Ge 31:36; Dt 19:10–13

jS 1Sa 18:2, 13

kS Jdg 9:23

lS 1Sa 10:5

m1Sa 18:11

1 19:9 Or But a harmful

nPs 59 Title

oJdg 16:2

pS Jos 2:15; Ac 9:25; 2Co 11:33

qS Ge 31:19

rS Ex 1:19; Jos 2:4

sS 1Sa 7:17

tS Nu 11:29

uS Nu 11:25

vS 1Sa 10:5

w1Sa 10:13

x2Sa 6:20; Isa 20:2

y1Sa 15:35

zS 1Sa 10:11

1 Samuel 20

a1Sa 24:9

b1Sa 22:23; 23:15; 24:11; 25:29; Ps 40:14; 54:3; 63:9; 70:2

cDt 6:13

dS Nu 10:10

eS 1Sa 19:2

fver 28

g1Sa 17:58

hS 1Sa 1:3

i1Sa 10:27; 25:17

jS 1Sa 18:11

kS 1Sa 18:3

l2Sa 14:32

m1Sa 19:3

nS Ru 1:17

oS 1Sa 16:18; S 18:12

pS Ge 40:14

q1Sa 24:21; 2Sa 9:7

rS 1Sa 18:1

sS 1Sa 18:3

tS Jos 22:23

uS Jos 9:18; S 1Sa 18:3

vver 25

wS 1Sa 19:2

x2Ki 13:15

yver 37

zS Ge 31:50

aS Nu 10:10

bver 18

cLev 7:20–21

1 20:25 Septuagint; Hebrew wall. Jonathan arose

dver 6

eS Ge 8:20

f1Sa 23:17; 24:20

gS 1Sa 19:4; Mt 27:23

hS Ge 31:36

iS 1Sa 18:11, 17

jver 22

kS Ge 33:3; Ru 2:10; 1Sa 24:8; 25:23; 2Sa 1:2

lS 1Sa 1:17; S Ac 15:33

mS Ge 40:14; 2Sa 1:26; Pr 18:24

nIsa 48:1

oS Ge 31:50; S 1Sa 18:3

p2Sa 9:1

2 20:42 In Hebrew texts this sentence (20:42b) is numbered 21:1.

1 Samuel 21

1 In Hebrew texts 21:1–15 is numbered 21:2–16.

a1Sa 22:9, 19; Ne 11:32; Isa 10:32

b1Sa 16:4

cLev 24:8–9

dMt 12:4

eS Ex 19:15; S Lev 15:18

fDt 23:9–11; Jos 3:5; 2Sa 11:11

g1Th 4:4

hS Ex 25:30; 1Sa 22:10; Mt 12:3–4; Mk 2:25–28; Lk 6:1–5

2 21:5 Or from us in the past few days since

i1Sa 22:9, 22

j1Sa 14:47; Ps 52 Title

kS 1Sa 17:51

lS 1Sa 17:4

m1Sa 17:2

n1Sa 25:13; 27:2

oS 1Sa 18:7

pPs 34 Title

1 Samuel 22

aPs 57 Title; 142 Title

bS Ge 38:1

c1Sa 23:13; 25:13; 2Sa 15:20

dS Ge 19:37

e2Sa 24:11; 1Ch 21:9; 29:29; 2Ch 29:25

f2Sa 23:14

gS Jdg 4:5

hS Ge 21:33

iS Dt 1:15

jver 13

kS 1Sa 18:3

l2Sa 20:1

m1Sa 23:21

nS 1Sa 21:7

o1Sa 14:3

pS 1Sa 21:1

qS Ge 25:22; S 1Sa 23:2

rS 1Sa 21:6

sS 1Sa 17:51

tver 8

uS 1Sa 19:4

vS 1Sa 2:31

wS Ex 1:17

xS 1Sa 4:17

yS 1Sa 2:18, 31

zS 1Sa 15:3

aS 1Sa 21:1

bS 1Sa 14:3

c1Sa 23:6, 9; 30:7; 2Sa 15:24; 20:25; 1Ki 1:7; 2:22, 26, 27; 4:4; 1Ch 15:11; 27:34

dS 1Sa 2:32

eS 1Sa 21:7

fS 1Sa 20:1

1 Samuel 23

aS Jos 15:44

bS Nu 18:27; S Jdg 6:11

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

dS ver 2

eS 1Sa 9:16

fS Jos 8:7

gS 1Sa 22:20

hS 1Sa 2:28

iS Dt 32:30

jPs 31:21

kS 1Sa 22:20

lS 1Sa 2:18

mver 20

nS 1Sa 22:2

oPs 55:7

pS Jos 15:24, 55

qPs 54:3–4

rPs 32:7

sS 1Sa 20:1

t1Sa 30:6; Ps 18:2; 27:14

1 23:15 Or he was afraid because

uS 1Sa 20:31

vS 1Sa 18:3; 2Sa 9:1

w1Sa 26:1

xPs 54 Title

y1Sa 26:3

zver 12

aRu 2:20; 2Sa 2:5

b1Sa 22:8

cS Ge 31:36

dS Jos 15:55

e1Sa 26:1

fPs 17:9

g1Sa 24:22

2 23:28 Sela Hammahlekoth means rock of parting.

hS 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 In Hebrew texts 24:1–22 is numbered 24:2–23.

aS Jos 15:62

b1Sa 26:2

cPs 57 Title; 142 Title

dJdg 3:24

e1Sa 25:28–30

f2Sa 4:8

gver 10, 11

h1Sa 26:9; 2Sa 24:10

2 24:4 Or “Today the LORD is saying

iS Ge 26:11; S 1Sa 12:3

jS 1Sa 20:41

k1Sa 26:19

l1Sa 20:1

mS ver 4

nS ver 4

oPs 7:3

p1Sa 25:28

qPs 35:7

rS Ge 31:36; 1Sa 26:20

sS 1Sa 20:1

tS Ge 16:5; S 1Sa 25:38; S Job 9:15

uS Nu 31:3

vMt 7:20

wS 1Sa 17:43

x1Sa 26:20

yver 12

zS Ge 16:5

aPs 35:1, 23; Isa 49:25

bPs 26:1; 35:24; 43:1; 50:4; 54:1; 135:14

cPs 119:134, 154

d1Sa 26:17

eGe 38:26

fMt 5:44

gS Ex 9:27

h1Sa 26:23

iS Ru 2:12; S 2Ch 15:7

jS 1Sa 20:31

kS 1Sa 13:14

lGe 21:23; S 47:31; S 1Sa 18:3; 2Sa 21:1–9

mS 1Sa 20:14–15

n1Sa 23:29

1 Samuel 25

a1Sa 28:3

bS Lev 10:6; Dt 34:8

cS 1Sa 7:17

dS Jos 15:55

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

e2Sa 19:32

fS Ge 31:19

gPr 31:10

hS Jos 14:13; S 15:13

iPs 122:7; Mt 10:12

j1Ch 12:18

kver 15

lNe 8:10

mJdg 9:28

nJdg 8:6

oS 1Sa 22:2

pS 1Sa 21:10

qS Nu 31:27

r1Sa 13:10

sver 7

tver 21

uEx 14:22; Job 1:10; Ps 139:5

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

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

x1Ch 12:40

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

zGe 32:20

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

aver 36

bver 15

cPs 109:5

dS 1Sa 19:4

eS Ru 1:17

f1Ki 14:10; 21:21; 2Ki 9:8

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

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

h2Sa 14:9

iPr 17:12

jPr 12:16; 14:16; 20:3; Isa 32:5

kver 33

lHeb 10:30

mver 34; 2Sa 18:32

nS Ge 33:11

over 24; 2Sa 14:9

p2Sa 7:11, 26

q1Sa 18:17

r1Sa 24:11

sS 1Sa 20:1

tJer 10:18; 22:26

u1Sa 17:50; 2Sa 4:8

vS 1Sa 12:12; S 13:14

wS Ge 40:14

x2Sa 3:10

yS Ge 24:27

zver 26

aS ver 26

bS Ge 19:21

cS Ru 3:7

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

ever 19

fEx 15:16

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

h2Sa 2:2; 3:3; 1Ch 3:1

i2Sa 3:2; 1Ch 3:1

j1Sa 27:3; 30:5; 2Sa 2:2

k2Sa 3:15

lIsa 10:30

4 25:44 Hebrew Palti, a variant of Paltiel

1 Samuel 26

a1Sa 23:19

bPs 54 Title

c1Sa 23:24

d1Sa 24:2

e1Sa 23:19

f1Sa 17:55

gS Ge 10:15

h2Sa 2:18; 10:10; 16:9; 18:2; 19:21; 23:18; 1Ch 11:20; 19:11

i1Ch 2:16

jver 16; S Ge 26:11; S 1Sa 9:16; 2Sa 1:14; 19:21; La 4:20

kS 1Sa 24:5

lS Ge 16:5; S 1Sa 25:38; S Ro 12:19

mDt 31:14; Ps 37:13

n1Sa 31:6; 2Sa 1:1

oS Jdg 4:21

p1Sa 24:16

qJob 13:23; Jer 37:18

r1Sa 24:9

s2Sa 16:11

tDt 20:16; 32:9; 2Sa 14:16; 20:19; 21:3

uS Dt 4:28; S 11:28

vS 1Sa 24:11

w1Sa 24:14

xJer 4:29; 16:16; Am 9:3

yS Ex 9:27

zPs 72:14

aS Ge 16:5; S Ru 2:12; Ps 62:12

b2Sa 22:21, 25; Ps 7:8; 18:20, 24

c1Sa 24:18

dPs 54:7

eS Ru 2:12

1 Samuel 27

a1Sa 30:9; 2Sa 2:3

bS 1Sa 21:10

c1Ki 2:39

dS 1Sa 25:43

eJos 15:31; 19:5; 1Sa 30:1; 1Ch 12:20; Ne 11:28

f1Sa 29:3

gS Jos 12:5

hS Ex 17:14; S 1Sa 14:48; 30:1; 2Sa 1:8; 8:12

iS Ge 16:7

jS 1Sa 15:3

k1Sa 30:29

lJdg 1:16

mS Ge 34:30

n1Sa 29:6

1 Samuel 28

a1Sa 29:1

b1Sa 29:2

c1Sa 25:1

dS 1Sa 7:17

ever 9

fS Ex 22:18

gS Jos 19:18

h1Sa 31:1, 3; 2Sa 1:6, 21; 21:12

iS Ex 19:16

jS 1Sa 8:18; 14:37

kS Dt 13:3

lS Ex 28:30; S Lev 8:8

mEze 20:3; Am 8:11; Mic 3:7

n1Ch 10:13; Ac 16:16

oJos 17:11; Ps 83:10

p1Ki 22:30; 2Ch 18:29; 35:22

q2Ki 1:3; Isa 8:19

rver 3

sJob 18:10; Ps 31:4; 69:22; Isa 8:14

tS Ge 27:36; 1Ki 14:6

uver 15; S Lev 19:31; 2Ch 33:6

v1Sa 15:27

1 28:13 Or see spirits; or see gods

wS Jdg 16:20

xS 1Sa 14:37

yS Dt 13:3

z1Sa 15:28

a1Sa 15:20

bS Dt 9:8; S 1Sa 15:3

cS Ge 14:7; S 1Sa 14:48

d1Sa 31:2; 1Ch 8:33

eS Jdg 9:17; S 12:3

f1Ki 21:4

gS Ge 18:7