1 Samuel

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1:3	This man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to Yahweh of Armies in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Yahweh, were there.	This man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to YHWH of Armies in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to YHWH, were there.
1:5	but he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.	but he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved Hannah, but YHWH had shut up her womb.
1:6	Her rival provoked her severely, to irritate her, because Yahweh had shut up her womb.	Her rival provoked her severely, to irritate her, because YHWH had shut up her womb.
1:7	So year by year, when she went up to Yahwehs house, her rival provoked her. Therefore she wept, and didnt eat.	So year by year, when she went up to the house of YHWH, her rival provoked her. Therefore she wept, and didnt eat.
1:9	So Hannah rose up after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of Yahwehs temple.	So Hannah rose up after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of the temple of YHWH.
1:10	She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, weeping bitterly.	She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to YHWH, weeping bitterly.
1:11	She vowed a vow, and said, Yahweh of Armies, if you will indeed look at the affliction of your servant and remember me, and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a boy, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and no razor shall come on his head.	She vowed a vow, and said, YHWH Almighty, if you will indeed look at the affliction of your servant and remember me, and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a boy, then I will give him to YHWH all the days of his life, and no razor will ever come on his head.
1:12	As she continued praying before Yahweh, Eli saw her mouth.	As she continued praying before YHWH, Eli saw her mouth.
1:15	Hannah answered, No, my Lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have not been drinking wine or strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Yahweh.	Hannah answered, No, my Lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have not been drinking wine or beer, but I poured out my soul before YHWH.
1:19	They rose up in the morning early and worshiped Yahweh, then returned and came to their house to Ramah. Then Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and Yahweh remembered her.	They rose up in the morning early and worshiped YHWH, then returned and came to their house to Ramah. Then Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and YHWH remembered her.
1:20	When the time had come, Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of Yahweh.	When the time had come, Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of YHWH.
1:21	The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice and his vow.	The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to YHWH the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
1:22	But Hannah didnt go up, for she said to her husband, Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh, and stay there forever.	But Hannah didnt go up, for she said to her husband, Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before YHWH, and stay there forever.
1:23	Elkanah her husband said to her, Do what seems good to you. Wait until you have weaned him; only may Yahweh establish his word. So the woman waited and nursed her son until she weaned him.	Elkanah her husband said to her, Do what seems good to you. Wait until you have weaned him; only may YHWH establish his word. So the woman waited and nursed her son until she weaned him.
1:24	When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ephah of meal, and a container of wine, and brought him to Yahwehs house in Shiloh. The child was young.	When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ephah of meal, and a container of wine, and brought him to the house of YHWH in Shiloh. The child was young.
1:26	She said, Oh, my Lord, as your soul lives, my Lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to Yahweh.	She said, Oh, my Lord, as your soul lives, my Lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to YHWH.
1:27	I prayed for this child, and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of him.	I prayed for this child, and YHWH has given me my petition which I asked of him.
1:28	Therefore I have also given him to Yahweh. As long as he lives he is given to Yahweh. He worshiped Yahweh there.	Therefore I have also given him to YHWH. As long as he lives he is given to YHWH. He worshiped YHWH there.
2:1	Hannah prayed, and said, My heart exults in Yahweh! My horn is exalted in Yahweh. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.	Hannah prayed, and said, My heart jumps for joy in YHWH! My horn is exalted in YHWH. My heart jumps for joy in YHWH! My mouth speaks boldly over my enemies,
2:2	There is no one as holy as Yahweh, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.	There is no one as holy as YHWH, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.
2:3	Dont keep talking so exceedingly proudly. Dont let arrogance come out of your mouth, for Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.	Yall must not speak so proudly, Or let arrogant words come from yalls mouth, For YHWH is a God of knowledge. By ʜɪᴍ actions are weighed.
2:4	The bows of the mighty men are broken. Those who stumbled are armed with strength.	The bows of the mighty are shattered. Those who stumbled are armed with strength.
2:6	Yahweh kills and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol and brings up.	YHWH kills and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol and brings up.
2:7	Yahweh makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.	YHWH makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.
2:8	He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill to make them sit with princes and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are Yahwehs. He has set the world on them.	He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill to make them sit with princes and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are YHWHs. He has set the world on them.
2:10	Those who strive with Yahweh shall be broken to pieces. He will thunder against them in the sky. Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.	Those who strive with YHWH will be shattered. Hᴇ will thunder against them in the sky. YHWH will judge the ends of the earth. Hᴇ will give strength to ʜɪꜱ king, he will lift up the horn of his anointed.
2:11	Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child served Yahweh before Eli the priest.	Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child served YHWH before Eli the priest.
2:12	Now the sons of Eli were wicked men. They didnt know Yahweh.	Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They didnt know YHWH.
2:16	If the man said to him, Let the fat be burned first, and then take as much as your soul desires; then he would say, No, but you shall give it to me now; and if not, I will take it by force.	If the man said to him, Let the fat be burned burned first, and then take as much as your soul desires, then he would say, No, give it to me now! If you dont, Ill take it by force.
2:17	The sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh; for the men despised Yahwehs offering.	The sin of the young men was very great before YHWH, for the men despised YHWHs offering.
2:18	But Samuel ministered before Yahweh, being a child, clothed with a linen ephod.	But Samuel ministered before YHWH, being a child, clothed with a linen ephod.
2:20	Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, May Yahweh give you offspring from this woman for the petition which was asked of Yahweh. Then they went to their own home.	Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, May YHWH give you offspring from this woman for the petition which was asked of YHWH. Then they went to their own home.
2:21	Yahweh visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. The child Samuel grew before Yahweh.	YHWH visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. The child Samuel grew before YHWH.
2:23	He said to them, Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people.	He said to them, Why are yall doing these things? For I hear about yalls evil dealings from all these people.
2:24	No, my sons; for it is not a good report that I hear! You make Yahwehs people disobey.	No, my sons; for it is not a good report that I hear! You make YHWHs people disobey.
2:25	If one man sins against another, God will judge him; but if a man sins against Yahweh, who will intercede for him? Notwithstanding, they didnt listen to the voice of their father, because Yahweh intended to kill them.	If one man sins against another, God will judge him; but if a man sins against YHWH, who will intercede for him? Notwithstanding, they didnt listen to the voice of their father, because YHWH intended to kill them.
2:26	The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh and also with men.	The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with YHWH and also with men.
2:27	A man of God came to Eli and said to him, Yahweh says, Did I reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaohs house?	A man of God came to Eli and said to him, YHWH says, Did I reveal reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaohs house?
2:29	Why do you kick at my sacrifice and at my offering, which I have commanded in my habitation, and honor your sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel my people?	Why do yall kick at my sacrifice and at my offering, which I have commanded in my dwelling, and honor your sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel my people?
2:30	Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, I said indeed that your house and the house of your father should walk before me forever. But now Yahweh says, Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be cursed.	Therefore YHWH, the God of Israel, says, I said said that your house and the house of your father should walk before me forever. But now YHWH says, Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be cursed.
2:31	Behold, the days come that I will cut off your arm and the arm of your fathers house, that there will not be an old man in your house.	Look, the days come that I will cut off your arm and the arm of your fathers house, that there will not be an old man in your house.
2:32	You will see the affliction of my habitation, in all the wealth which I will give Israel. There shall not be an old man in your house forever.	You will see the trouble of my dwelling. Israel will have a blessing, but there will be no men who reach old age in your family.
3:1	The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. Yahwehs word was rare in those days. There were not many visions, then.	The child Samuel ministered to YHWH under Eli. In those days, the word of YHWH was rare, and there were not many visions.
3:3	and Gods lamp hadnt yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in Yahwehs temple where Gods ark was,	and Gods lamp hadnt yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in the temple of YHWH where the ark of God was,
3:4	Yahweh called Samuel. He said, Here I am.	YHWH called Samuel. He said, Here I am.
3:6	Yahweh called yet again, Samuel! Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, Here I am; for you called me. He answered, I didnt call, my son. Lie down again.	YHWH called yet again, Samuel! Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, Here I am; for you called me. He answered, I didnt call, my son. Lie down again.
3:7	Now Samuel didnt yet know Yahweh, neither was Yahwehs word yet revealed to him.	Now Samuel didnt yet know YHWH, neither was the word of YHWH yet revealed to him.
3:8	Yahweh called Samuel again the third time. He arose and went to Eli and said, Here I am; for you called me. Eli perceived that Yahweh had called the child.	YHWH called Samuel again the third time. He arose and went to Eli and said, Here I am; for you called me. Eli perceived that YHWH had called the child.
3:9	Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down. It shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, Speak, Yahweh; for your servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.	Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down. If ʜᴇ calls you, you are to say, Speak, YHWH; for your servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
3:10	Yahweh came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel! Samuel! Then Samuel said, Speak; for your servant hears.	YHWH came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel! Samuel! Then Samuel said, Speak; for your servant hears.
3:11	Yahweh said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel at which both the ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.	YHWH said to Samuel, Look! I am about to do a thing in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears it tingle.
3:14	Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Elis house shall not be removed with sacrifice or offering forever.	Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Elis house will never be removed with sacrifice or offering forever.
3:15	Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of Yahwehs house. Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision.	Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of YHWH. Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision.
3:18	Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him.	Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, It is YHWH. Let him do what seems good to him.
3:19	Samuel grew, and Yahweh was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.	Samuel grew, and YHWH was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.
3:20	All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.	All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of YHWH.
3:21	Yahweh appeared again in Shiloh; for Yahweh revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by Yahwehs word.	YHWH appeared again in Shiloh; for YHWH revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of YHWH.
4:1	The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.	The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
4:3	When the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why has Yahweh defeated us today before the Philistines? Lets get the ark of Yahwehs covenant out of Shiloh and bring it to us, that it may come among us and save us out of the hand of our enemies.	When the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why has YHWH defeated us today before the Philistines? Lets get the ark of YHWHs covenant out of Shiloh and bring it to us, that it may come among us and save us out of the hand of our enemies.
4:4	So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from there the ark of the covenant of Yahweh of Armies, who sits above the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.	So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from there the ark of the covenant of YHWH Almighty, who sits above the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
4:5	When the ark of Yahwehs covenant came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.	When the ark of YHWHs covenant came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.
4:6	When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What does the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean? They understood that Yahwehs ark had come into the camp.	When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What does the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean? They understood that the ark of YHWH had come into the camp.
4:8	Woe to us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.	Woe to us! Who will deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
4:9	Be strong and behave like men, O you Philistines, that you not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Strengthen yourselves like men, and fight!	Yall must be strong and behave like men, Philistines! Otherwise yall will be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to yall. Be men and fight!
4:11	Gods ark was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.	The ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
4:13	When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for Gods ark. When the man came into the city and told about it, all the city cried out.	When he arrived, there was Eli sitting on his seat by the road watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man came into the city and told about it, all the city cried out.
4:17	He who brought the news answered, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and Gods ark has been captured.	He who brought the news answered, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured.
4:18	When he made mention of Gods ark, Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.	When he made mention of the ark of God, Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.
4:19	His daughter in law, Phinehas wife, was with child, near to giving birth. When she heard the news that Gods ark was taken and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth; for her pains came on her.	His daughter in law, Phinehas wife, was with child, near to giving birth. When she heard the news that the ark of God was taken and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth; for her pains came on her.
4:21	She named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory has departed from Israel! because Gods ark was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.	She named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory has departed from Israel! because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.
4:22	She said, The glory has departed from Israel; for Gods ark has been taken.	She said, The glory has departed from Israel; for the ark of God has been taken.
5:1	Now the Philistines had taken Gods ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.	Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
5:2	The Philistines took Gods ark, and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.	The Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.
5:3	When the people of Ashdod arose early on the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before Yahwehs ark. They took Dagon and set him in his place again.	When the people of Ashdod arose early on the next day, there was Dagon, fallen with his face to the ground before the ark of YHWH! They took Dagon and set him in his place again.
5:4	When they arose early on the following morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before Yahwehs ark; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold. Only Dagons torso was intact.	When they arose early on the following morning, there was Dagon fallen with his face to the ground before the ark of YHWH! The head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were broken off on the threshold. Only Dagons torso was intact.
5:6	But Yahwehs hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he destroyed them and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its borders.	But YHWHs hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he destroyed them and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its borders.
5:7	When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us, for his hand is severe on us and on Dagon our god.	When the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, The ark of the God of Israel must not stay with us, for ʜɪꜱ hand is severe on us and on Dagon our god.
5:8	They sent therefore and gathered together all the Lords of the Philistines, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? They answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried over to Gath. They carried the ark of the God of Israel there.	They sent therefore and gathered together all the Lords of the Philistines, and said, What should we do with the ark of the God of Israel? They answered, Have the ark of the God of Israel be moved to Gath. So they moved the ark of the God of Israel there.
5:9	It was so, that after they had carried it there, Yahwehs hand was against the city with a very great confusion; and he struck the men of the city, both small and great, so that tumors broke out on them.	It was so, that after they had carried it there, YHWHs hand was against the city with a very great confusion; and he struck the men of the city, both small and great, so that tumors broke out on them.
5:10	So they sent Gods ark to Ekron. As Gods ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to us, to kill us and our people.	So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. As the ark of God came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to us, to kill us and our people.
5:11	They sent therefore and gathered together all the Lords of the Philistines, and they said, Send the ark of the God of Israel away, and let it go again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people. For there was a deadly panic throughout all the city. The hand of God was very heavy there.	They sent therefore and gathered together all the Lords of the Philistines, and they said, Yall must send the ark of the God of Israel away, and let it go again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people. For there was a deadly panic throughout all the city. The hand of God was very heavy there.
5:12	The men who didnt die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.	Those who did not die were struck with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
6:1	Yahwehs ark was in the country of the Philistines seven months.	When the ark of YHWH had been in the country of the Philistines for seven months,
6:2	The Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do with Yahwehs ark? Show us how we should send it to its place.	the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What should we do with the ark of YHWH? Yall must advise us how we should send it to its place.
6:3	They said, If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, dont send it empty; but by all means return a trespass offering to him. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.	They said, If yall send back the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it back empty. But return return a guilt offering to ʜɪᴍ. Then yall will be healed, and yall will know why ʜɪꜱ hand has not been removed from yall.
6:4	Then they said, What should the trespass offering be which we shall return to him? They said, Five golden tumors and five golden mice, for the number of the Lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your Lords.	Then they said, What guilt offering should we return to ʜɪᴍ? They said, Five golden tumors and five golden mice corresponding to the number of the rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague was on everyone and yalls rulers.
6:5	Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his hand from you, from your gods, and from your land.	Yall must make images of yalls tumors and the mice that ravage the land, and yall must give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps ʜᴇ will release ʜɪꜱ hand from yall, yalls gods, and yalls land.
6:6	Why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he had worked wonderfully among them, didnt they let the people go, and they departed?	Why then do yall harden yalls hearts like the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When ʜᴇ afflicted them, didnt they let the people go, and they departed?
6:7	Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart and two milk cows on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them;	Now yall are to take and prepare a new cart and two milk cows that have not been yoked. Tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them.
6:8	and take Yahwehs ark and lay it on the cart. Put the jewels of gold, which you return him for a trespass offering, in a box by its side; and send it away, that it may go.	Then yall are to take the ark of YHWH and lay it on the cart. Put the jewels of gold, which you return to ʜɪᴍ for a trespass offering, in a box by its side. Then yall are to send it off to go.
6:9	Behold, if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has done us this great evil; but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us. It was a chance that happened to us.	Yall are to keep watching it. If it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then ʜᴇ has brought this great disaster on us. But if not, then we will know that it is not ʜɪꜱ hand that struck us—it was just a chance that happened to us.
6:11	They put Yahwehs ark on the cart, and the box with the golden mice and the images of their tumors.	They put the ark of YHWH on the cart, and the box with the golden mice and the images of their tumors.
6:14	The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and stood there, where there was a great stone. Then they split the wood of the cart and offered up the cows for a burnt offering to Yahweh.	The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and stood there, where there was a great stone. Then they split the wood of the cart and offered up the cows for a burnt offering to YHWH.
6:15	The Levites took down Yahwehs ark and the box that was with it, in which the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone; and the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to Yahweh.	The Levites took down the ark of YHWH and the box that was with it, in which the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone; and the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to YHWH.
6:17	These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to Yahweh: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;	These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to YHWH: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
6:18	and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five Lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even to the great stone on which they set down Yahwehs ark. That stone remains to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.	and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five Lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even to the great stone on which they set down the ark of YHWH. That stone remains to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.
6:19	He struck of the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into Yahwehs ark, he struck fifty thousand seventy of the men. Then the people mourned, because Yahweh had struck the people with a great slaughter.	He struck the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of YHWH; he struck fifty thousand seventy of the men. Then the people mourned, because YHWH had struck the people with a great slaughter.
6:20	The men of Beth Shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? To whom shall he go up from us?	The men of Beth Shemesh said, Who is able to stand before YHWH, this holy God? To whom will it go from us?
6:21	They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought back Yahwehs ark. Come down and bring it up to yourselves.	They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought back the ark of YHWH. Yall come down and get it.
7:1	The men of Kiriath Jearim came and took Yahwehs ark, and brought it into Abinadabs house on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep Yahwehs ark.	The men of Kiriath Jearim came and took the ark of YHWH, and brought it into Abinadabs house on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of YHWH.
7:2	From the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, the time was long—for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.	From the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, the time was long—for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after YHWH.
7:3	Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you are returning to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.	Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If yall return to YHWH with all your* heart, then yall must remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among yall, and direct yalls hearts to YHWH, and serve ʜɪᴍ only. Then ʜᴇ will deliver yall out of the hand of the Philistines.
7:4	Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.	Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served YHWH only.
7:5	Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.	Samuel said, Yall gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to YHWH for yall.
7:6	They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against Yahweh. Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.	They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before YHWH, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against YHWH. Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.
7:8	The children of Israel said to Samuel, Dont stop crying to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.	The children of Israel said to Samuel, Dont stop crying to YHWH our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
7:9	Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel, and Yahweh answered him.	Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to YHWH. Samuel cried to YHWH for Israel, and YHWH answered him.
7:10	As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines came near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.	As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines came near to battle against Israel; but YHWH thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.
7:12	Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, Yahweh helped us until now.	Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, YHWH helped us until now.
7:13	So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped coming within the border of Israel. Yahwehs hand was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.	So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped coming within the border of Israel. YHWHs hand was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
7:17	His return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and he judged Israel there; and he built an altar to Yahweh there.	His return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and he judged Israel there; and he built an altar to YHWH there.
8:5	They said to him, Behold, you are old, and your sons dont walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.	They said to him, See, you are old, and your sons dont walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
8:6	But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, Give us a king to judge us. Samuel prayed to Yahweh.	But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, Give us a king to judge us. Samuel prayed to YHWH.
8:7	Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them.	YHWH said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them.
8:9	Now therefore, listen to their voice. However, you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the way of the king who will reign over them.	Now therefore, listen to their voice. However, you must warn warn them and show them the way of the king who will reign over them.
8:10	Samuel told all Yahwehs words to the people who asked him for a king.	Samuel told all YHWHs words to the people who asked him for a king.
8:11	He said, This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them as his servants, for his chariots and to be his horsemen; and they will run before his chariots.	He said, These will be the rights of the king who will reign over yall: he will take yalls sons and appoint them as his servants among his chariots and horsemen, and they will run before his chariots.
8:13	He will take your daughters to be perfumers, to be cooks, and to be bakers.	He will take yalls daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.
8:14	He will take your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, even your best, and give them to his servants.	He will take the best of yalls fields, vineyards, and olive groves, and give them to his servants.
8:15	He will take one tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give it to his officers and to his servants.	He will take one tenth of yalls seed and vineyards, and give it to his officers and to his servants.
8:16	He will take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and assign them to his own work.	He will take yalls male servants, yalls female servants, yalls best young men, and yalls donkeys, and assign them to his own work.
8:17	He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.	He will take one tenth of yalls flocks, and yall will become his servants.
8:18	You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day.	Yall will cry out in that day because of your* king whom yall will have chosen for yourselves*, but YHWH will not answer yall in that day.
8:19	But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,	But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,
8:20	that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.	so that we also may be like all the nations. Our king will judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
8:21	Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh.	Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of YHWH.
8:22	Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. Samuel said to the men of Israel, Everyone go to your own city.	YHWH said to Samuel, Listen to their voice and appoint a king for them. Samuel said to the men of Israel, Each of yall, go to your own city.
9:6	The servant said to him, Behold now, there is a man of God in this city, and he is a man who is held in honor. All that he says surely happens. Now lets go there. Perhaps he can tell us which way to go.	The servant said to him, Look, there is a man of God in this city, and he is a man who is held in honor. All that he says happens happens. Lets go there now. Perhaps he can tell us which way to go.
9:7	Then Saul said to his servant, But behold, if we go, what should we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our sacks, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?	Then Saul said to his servant, But suppose we do go, what should we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our sacks, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?
9:8	The servant answered Saul again and said, Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.	The servant answered Saul again and said, Look, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.
9:9	In earlier times in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, Come! Lets go to the seer; for he who is now called a prophet was before called a seer.	In earlier times in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, Come on, yall! Lets go to the seer, because a prophet of today was formerly called a seer.
9:12	They answered them and said, He is. Behold, he is before you. Hurry now, for he has come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place.	They answered them and said, He is. Look, he is ahead of you. Hurry now, he has come today into the city, because the people have a sacrifice today in the high place.
9:13	As soon as you have come into the city, you will immediately find him before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he comes, because he blesses the sacrifice. Afterwards those who are invited eat. Now therefore go up; for at this time you will find him.	As soon as yall have come into the city, yall will immediately find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he blesses the sacrifice. Afterwards those who are invited eat. Now therefore go up, for at this time yall will find him.
9:14	They went up to the city. As they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them to go up to the high place.	They went up to the city. As they came within the city, there was Samuel, coming out toward them to go up to the high place.
9:15	Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,	Now YHWH had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,
9:16	Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon my people, because their cry has come to me.	Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines. I have looked on my people, for their cry has come to me.
9:17	When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh said to him, Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! He will have authority over my people.	When Samuel saw Saul, YHWH said to him, Here is the man I spoke to you about! He will have authority over my people.
9:19	Samuel answered Saul and said, I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for you are to eat with me today. In the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is in your heart.	Samuel answered Saul and said, I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for yall are to eat with me today. In the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is in your heart.
9:24	The cook took up the thigh, and that which was on it, and set it before Saul. Samuel said, Behold, that which has been reserved! Set it before yourself and eat; because it has been kept for you for the appointed time, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.	The cook took up the thigh and what was on it and set it before Saul. Samuel said, Here is what has been reserved! Set it before yourself and eat; because it has been kept for you for the appointed time, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
10:1	Then Samuel took the vial of oil and poured it on his head, then kissed him and said, Hasnt Yahweh anointed you to be prince over his inheritance?	Then Samuel took the vial of oil and poured it on his head, then kissed him and said, Hasnt YHWH anointed you to be prince over his inheritance?
10:2	When you have departed from me today, then you will find two men by Rachels tomb, on the border of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will tell you, The donkeys which you went to look for have been found; and behold, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys and is anxious for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?	When you leave from me today, then you will find two men by Rachels tomb, on the border of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will tell you, The donkeys which you went to look for have been found. And now your father has stopped caring about the donkeys and is anxious for yall, saying, What should I do for my son?
10:4	They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hand.	They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will receive from their hand.
10:6	Then Yahwehs Spirit will come mightily on you, then you will prophesy with them and will be turned into another man.	Then the Spirit of YHWH will come mightily on you, then you will prophesy with them and will be turned into another man.
10:8	Go down ahead of me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings. Wait seven days, until I come to you and show you what you are to do.	Go down ahead of me to Gilgal. I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings. Wait seven days, until I come to you and show you what you are to do.
10:9	It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those signs happened that day.	As he turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart, and all those signs happened that day.
10:10	When they came there to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily on him, and he prophesied among them.	When they came there to the hill, a band of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God came mightily on him, and he prophesied among them.
10:11	When all who knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said to one another, What is this that has come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?	When all who knew him before saw that, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said to one another, What is this that has come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
10:14	Sauls uncle said to him and to his servant, Where did you go? He said, To seek the donkeys. When we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.	Sauls uncle said to him and to his servant, Where did yall go? He said, To find the donkeys. When we saw that they were not found, we went to Samuel.
10:15	Sauls uncle said, Please tell me what Samuel said to you.	Sauls uncle said, Please tell me what Samuel said to yall.
10:16	Saul said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the donkeys were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he didnt tell him.	Saul said to his uncle, He told told us that the donkeys were found. But he did not tell him what Samuel said about the matter of the kingdom.
10:17	Samuel called the people together to Yahweh to Mizpah;	Samuel called the people together to YHWH to Mizpah,
10:18	and he said to the children of Israel, Yahweh, the God of Israel, says I brought Israel up out of Egypt and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.	and he said to the children of Israel, YHWH, the God of Israel, says I brought Israel up out of Egypt and I delivered yall from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed yall.
10:19	But you have today rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, No! Set a king over us! Now therefore present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes and by your thousands.	But yall have today rejected your* God, who ʜɪᴍꜱᴇʟꜰ saves yall out of all your* calamities and distresses. But yall have said to him, No! Set a king over us! Now therefore present yourselves before YHWH by yalls tribes and by clans.
10:22	Therefore they asked of Yahweh further, Is there yet a man to come here? Yahweh answered, Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.	Therefore they asked of YHWH further, Has the man come here yet? YHWH answered, There he is, he has hidden himself among the supplies.
10:24	Samuel said to all the people, Do you see him whom Yahweh has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people? All the people shouted and said, Long live the king!	Samuel said to all the people, Do yall see the one YHWH has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people? All the people shouted and said, Long live the king!
10:25	Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before Yahweh. Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.	Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before YHWH. Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
11:1	Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh Gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.	Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and besieged Jabesh Gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.
11:2	Nahash the Ammonite said to them, On this condition I will make it with you, that all your right eyes be gouged out. I will make this dishonor all Israel.	Nahash the Ammonite said to them, I will make one with yall on this condition: that I gouge out each of yalls right eyes, and so bring dishonor on all Israel.
11:3	The elders of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you.	The elders of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel. If there is no one to save us, we will come out to you.
11:5	Behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What ails the people that they weep? They told him the words of the men of Jabesh.	Just then Saul came following the oxen out of the field, and Saul said, What ails the people that they weep? They told him the words of the men of Jabesh.
11:6	Gods Spirit came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger burned hot.	The Spirit of God came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger burned hot.
11:7	He took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, then sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whoever doesnt come out after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. The dread of Yahweh fell on the people, and they came out as one man.	He took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, then sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whoever doesnt come out after Saul and after Samuel, this is what will be done to his oxen. The dread of YHWH fell on the people, and they came out as one.
11:9	They said to the messengers who came, Tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be rescued. The messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.	They said to the messengers who came, Yall are to tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, yall will have deliverance. The messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
11:10	Therefore the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you shall do with us all that seems good to you.	Therefore the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow we will come out to yall, and yall can do with us whatever seems good to yall.
11:12	The people said to Samuel, Who is he who said, Shall Saul reign over us? Bring those men, that we may put them to death!	The people said to Samuel, Who was it that said, Will Saul reign over us? Yall give us those men, so we can put them to death!
11:13	Saul said, No man shall be put to death today; for today Yahweh has rescued Israel.	Saul said, No man will be put to death today, because today YHWH has rescued Israel.
11:14	Then Samuel said to the people, Come! Lets go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.	Then Samuel said to the people, Come yall! Lets go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.
11:15	All the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Yahweh in Gilgal. There they offered sacrifices of peace offerings before Yahweh; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.	All the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before YHWH in Gilgal. There they offered sacrifices of peace offerings before YHWH; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
12:1	Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.	Samuel said to all Israel, Look, I have listened to yalls voice in everything yall said to me, and have made a king over yall.
12:2	Now, behold, the king walks before you. I am old and gray headed. Behold, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth to this day.	Now, here is the king walking before yall. I am old and gray and my sons are with yall. I have walked before yall from my youth to this day.
12:3	Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a bribe to make me blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.	Here I am. Yall can testify against me before YHWH and before ʜɪꜱ anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to shut my eyes? I will restore it to yall.
12:5	He said to them, Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed is witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand. They said, He is witness.	He said to them, YHWH is witness against yall, and ʜɪꜱ anointed is witness today, that yall have not found anything in my hand. They said, Hᴇ is witness.
12:6	Samuel said to the people, It is Yahweh who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.	Samuel said to the people, It is YHWH who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought yalls fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
12:7	Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before Yahweh concerning all the righteous acts of Yahweh, which he did to you and to your fathers.	Now yall, stand here, so that I may plead with yall before YHWH concerning all the righteous acts that YHWH did for yall and yalls ancestors.
12:8	When Jacob had come into Egypt, and your fathers cried to Yahweh, then Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place.	When Jacob had come into Egypt, and yalls ancestors cried to YHWH, then YHWH sent Moses and Aaron, who brought yalls ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
12:9	But they forgot Yahweh their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.	But they forgot YHWH their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.
12:10	They cried to Yahweh, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahweh and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.	They cried to YHWH, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken YHWH and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.
12:11	Yahweh sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.	YHWH sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered yall out of the hand of your* enemies on every side, so that yall lived in safety.
12:12	When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, No, but a king shall reign over us, when Yahweh your God was your king.	When yall saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you*, yall said to me, No, a king must reign over us, when YHWH your* God was yalls king.
12:13	Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen and whom you have asked for. Behold, Yahweh has set a king over you.	Now therefore see the king whom yall have chosen and whom yall have asked for. Look, YHWH has placed a king over yall.
12:14	If you will fear Yahweh, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then both you and also the king who reigns over you are followers of Yahweh your God.	If yall will fear YHWH, and serve ʜɪᴍ, and listen to ʜɪꜱ voice, and not rebel against the commandment of YHWH, then both yall and also the king who reigns over yall are followers of YHWH your* God.
12:15	But if you will not listen to Yahwehs voice, but rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then Yahwehs hand will be against you, as it was against your fathers.	But if yall will not listen to YHWHs voice, but rebel against the commandment of YHWH, then YHWHs hand will be against yall, as it was against yalls ancestors.
12:16	Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Yahweh will do before your eyes.	Now therefore yall are to stand still and see the great thing YHWH is about to do before yalls eyes.
12:17	Isnt it wheat harvest today? I will call to Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and you will know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in Yahwehs sight, in asking for a king.	Isnt it wheat harvest today? I will call on YHWH to send thunder and rain. Then yall will know and see that yalls wickedness is great which yall have done in YHWHs sight by asking for a king.
12:18	So Samuel called to Yahweh, and Yahweh sent thunder and rain that day. Then all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.	So Samuel called on YHWH, and YHWH sent thunder and rain that day. Then all the people greatly feared YHWH and Samuel.
12:19	All the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king.	All the people said to Samuel, You must pray for your servants to YHWH your God, so that we not die. For we have added to all our other sins this evil by asking for a king.
12:20	Samuel said to the people, Dont be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil; yet dont turn away from following Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart.	Samuel said to the people, Yall must not be afraid. Yall have indeed done all this evil, but dont turn away from following YHWH. Instead yall are to serve YHWH with all yalls heart.
12:21	Dont turn away to go after vain things which cant profit or deliver, for they are vain.	Yall must not turn away to go after vain things that cant profit and cant deliver, because they are worthless.
12:22	For Yahweh will not forsake his people for his great names sake, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people for himself.	For YHWH will not forsake ʜɪꜱ people for ʜɪꜱ great names sake, because it has pleased YHWH to make yall ʜɪꜱ own people.
12:23	Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.	As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against YHWH by ceasing to pray for yall. I will instruct yall in the good and the right way.
12:24	Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.	Only yall must fear YHWH and serve ʜɪᴍ in truth with all yalls heart. Consider the great things ʜᴇ has done for yall.
12:25	But if you keep doing evil, you will be consumed, both you and your king.	But if yall do evil evil, yall will be consumed, both you* and your* king.
13:9	Saul said, Bring the burnt offering to me here, and the peace offerings. He offered the burnt offering.	Saul said, Yall are to bring the burnt offering to me here, and the peace offerings. He offered the burnt offering.
13:10	It came to pass that as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.	Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. So Saul went out to meet and greet him.
13:12	therefore I said, Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I havent entreated the favor of Yahweh. I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering.	therefore I said, Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I havent entreated the favor of YHWH. I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering.
13:13	Samuel said to Saul, You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you; for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.	Samuel said to Saul, You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of YHWH your God, which he commanded you; for now YHWH would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.
13:14	But now your kingdom will not continue. Yahweh has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which Yahweh commanded you.	But now your kingdom will not continue. YHWH has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and YHWH has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which YHWH commanded you.
14:3	including Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabods brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of Yahweh in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. The people didnt know that Jonathan was gone.	including Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabods brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of YHWH in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. The people didnt know that Jonathan was gone.
14:6	Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, Come! Lets go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that Yahweh will work for us, for there is no restraint on Yahweh to save by many or by few.	Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, Come! Lets go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that YHWH will work for us, for there is no restraint on YHWH to save by many or by few.
14:7	His armor bearer said to him, Do all that is in your heart. Go, and behold, I am with you according to your heart.	His armor bearer said to him, Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead! Here I am with you alongside your heart.
14:8	Then Jonathan said, Behold, we will pass over to the men, and we will reveal ourselves to them.	Then Jonathan said, Look, we will cross over to the men and reveal ourselves to them.
14:9	If they say this to us, Wait until we come to you! then we will stand still in our place and will not go up to them.	If they say this to us, Wait until we come to yall! then we will stand still in our place and will not go up to them.
14:10	But if they say this, Come up to us! then we will go up, for Yahweh has delivered them into our hand. This shall be the sign to us.	But if they say this, Yall come up to us! then we will go up, because this will be a sign to us that YHWH has delivered them into our hand.
14:11	Both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines; and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they had hidden themselves!	Both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. Look! the Philistines said. The Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they had hidden themselves!
14:12	The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you something! Jonathan said to his armor bearer, Come up after me, for Yahweh has delivered them into the hand of Israel.	The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer and said, Yall come up to us, and we will show yall something! Jonathan said to his armor bearer, Come up after me, because YHWH has delivered them into the hand of Israel.
14:15	There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so there was an exceedingly great trembling.	There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people, the garrison and the raiders also trembled, and the earth quaked, so there was an exceedingly great trembling.
14:16	The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away and scattered.	The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked and saw the multitude melted away and scattered.
14:17	Then Saul said to the people who were with him, Count now, and see who is missing from us. When they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.	Then Saul said to the people who were with him, Yall are to call the roll and see who has left us. When they had counted, they saw that Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.
14:18	Saul said to Ahijah, Bring Gods ark here. For Gods ark was with the children of Israel at that time.	Saul said to Ahijah, Bring the ark of God here. For the ark of God was with the children of Israel at that time.
14:20	Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle; and behold, they were all striking each other with their swords in very great confusion.	Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle. There they found the Philistines fighting against each other with their swords in very great confusion.
14:23	So Yahweh saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.	So YHWH saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.
14:25	All the people came into the forest; and there was honey on the ground.	All the people came into the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
14:26	When the people had come to the forest, behold, honey was dripping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.	When the people had come to the forest, they saw honey dripping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.
14:27	But Jonathan didnt hear when his father commanded the people with the oath. Therefore he put out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.	But Jonathan didnt hear when his father commanded the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the rod in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb. Then he put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
14:28	Then one of the people answered, and said, Your father directly commanded the people with an oath, saying, Cursed is the man who eats food today. So the people were faint.	Then one of the people answered, and said, Your father commanded commanded the people with an oath, saying, Cursed is the man who eats food today. So the people were faint.
14:29	Then Jonathan said, My father has troubled the land. Please look how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.	Then Jonathan said, My father has troubled the land. Will yall please look at how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey?
14:30	How much more, if perhaps the people had eaten freely today of the plunder of their enemies which they found? For now there has been no great slaughter among the Philistines.	How much better would it have been if the people had eaten eaten today of the plunder they took from their enemies? For now there has been no great slaughter among the Philistines.
14:33	Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people are sinning against Yahweh, in that they eat meat with the blood. He said, You have dealt treacherously. Roll a large stone to me today!	Then they told Saul, saying, Look, the people are sinning against YHWH, in that they eat meat with the blood. He said, Yall have dealt treacherously. Yall must roll a large stone over to me today!
14:34	Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them, Every man bring me here his ox, and every man his sheep, and kill them here, and eat; and dont sin against Yahweh in eating meat with the blood. All the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and killed them there.	Saul said, Yall must scatter among the people and tell them, Every one of yall is to bring me his ox and his sheep, and kill them here, and eat. Yall must not sin against YHWH in eating meat with the blood. Every one of the troops brought their ox that night and slaughtered them there.
14:35	Saul built an altar to Yahweh. This was the first altar that he built to Yahweh.	Saul built an altar to YHWH. This was the first altar that he built to YHWH.
14:37	Saul asked counsel of God: Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he didnt answer him that day.	Saul asked counsel of God: Should I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel? But ʜᴇ didnt answer him that day.
14:38	Saul said, Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people, and know and see in whom this sin has been today.	Saul said, Yall come here, all leaders of the army. Yall are to investigate and see how this sin happened today.
14:39	For as Yahweh lives, who saves Israel, though it is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.	As surely as YHWH who saves Israel lives, even if the sin is in Jonathan my son, he will die die. But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.
14:40	Then he said to all Israel, You be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. The people said to Saul, Do what seems good to you.	Then he said to all Israel, Yall be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. The people said to Saul, Do what seems good to you.
14:41	Therefore Saul said to Yahweh, the God of Israel, Show the right. Jonathan and Saul were chosen, but the people escaped.	Therefore Saul said, YHWH, God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant today? If the unrighteousness is in me or my son Jonathan, then Lord God of Israel, give Urim. But if the men of Israel are at fault, give Thummim. Jonathan and Saul were selected, and the men were cleared.
14:42	Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. Jonathan was selected.	Saul said, Yall cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. Jonathan was selected.
14:43	Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what you have done! Jonathan told him, and said, I certainly did taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and behold, I must die.	Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what you have done! Jonathan told him, and said, I tasted tasted a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand. Now, I must die!
14:44	Saul said, God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan.	Saul said, May God do this to me and more also. For you must die die, Jonathan.
14:45	The people said to Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God today! So the people rescued Jonathan, so he didnt die.	The people said to Saul, Should Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As YHWH lives, there must not be one hair of his head that falls to the ground, for he has worked with God today! So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
14:46	Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.	Then Saul went up from following the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place.
15:1	Samuel said to Saul, Yahweh sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of Yahwehs words.	Samuel said to Saul, YHWH sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of YHWHs words.
15:2	Yahweh of Armies says, I remember what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way when he came up out of Egypt.	YHWH Almighty says, I remember what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way when he came up out of Egypt.
15:3	Now go and strike Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and dont spare them; but kill both man and woman, infant and nursing baby, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.	Now go and strike Amalek. Yall are to totally destroy all that they have. Dont spare them, but kill both man and woman, infant and nursing baby, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.
15:6	Saul said to the Kenites, Go, depart, go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for you showed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.	Saul said to the Kenites, Yall go, leave, and march down among the Amalekites, so that I dont destroy you along with them. For you showed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
15:10	Then Yahwehs word came to Samuel, saying,	Then the word of YHWH came to Samuel, saying,
15:11	It grieves me that I have set up Saul to be king, for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. Samuel was angry; and he cried to Yahweh all night.	It grieves me that I have set up Saul to be king, for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. Samuel was angry; and he cried to YHWH all night.
15:12	Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and Samuel was told, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself, turned, passed on, and went down to Gilgal.	Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and Samuel was told, saying, Saul came to Carmel. There he set up a monument for himself. Then he turned around and went down to Gilgal.
15:13	Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, You are blessed by Yahweh! I have performed the commandment of Yahweh.	Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, You are blessed by YHWH! I have performed the commandment of YHWH.
15:15	Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the cattle, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God. We have utterly destroyed the rest.	Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the cattle, to sacrifice to YHWH your God. We have totally destroyed the rest.
15:16	Then Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell you what Yahweh said to me last night. He said to him, Say on.	Then Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell you what YHWH said to me last night. He said to him, Say on.
15:17	Samuel said, Though you were little in your own sight, werent you made the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh anointed you king over Israel;	Samuel said, Though you were little in your own sight, werent you made the head of the tribes of Israel? YHWH anointed you king over Israel;
15:18	and Yahweh sent you on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.	and YHWH sent you on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.
15:19	Why then didnt you obey Yahwehs voice, but took the plunder, and did that which was evil in Yahwehs sight?	Why then didnt you obey YHWHs voice, but took the plunder, and did that which was evil in YHWHs sight?
15:20	Saul said to Samuel, But I have obeyed Yahwehs voice, and have gone the way which Yahweh sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.	Saul said to Samuel, But I have obeyed YHWHs voice, and have gone the way which YHWH sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
15:21	But the people took of the plunder, sheep and cattle, the best of the devoted things, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God in Gilgal.	But the people took of the plunder, sheep and cattle, the best of the devoted things, to sacrifice to YHWH your God in Gilgal.
15:22	Samuel said, Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying Yahwehs voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.	Samuel said, Does YHWH delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as obeying YHWHs voice? Look! To obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen is better than the fat of rams.
15:23	For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected Yahwehs word, he has also rejected you from being king.	For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected the word of YHWH, he has also rejected you from being king.
15:24	Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of Yahweh and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.	Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of YHWH and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
15:25	Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Yahweh.	Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship YHWH.
15:26	Samuel said to Saul, I will not return with you; for you have rejected Yahwehs word, and Yahweh has rejected you from being king over Israel.	Samuel said to Saul, I will not return with you; for you have rejected the word of YHWH, and YHWH has rejected you from being king over Israel.
15:28	Samuel said to him, Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.	Samuel said to him, YHWH has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.
15:30	Then he said, I have sinned; yet please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and come back with me, that I may worship Yahweh your God.	Then he said, I have sinned; yet please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and come back with me, that I may worship YHWH your God.
15:31	So Samuel went back with Saul; and Saul worshiped Yahweh.	So Samuel went back with Saul; and Saul worshiped YHWH.
15:32	Then Samuel said, Bring Agag the king of the Amalekites here to me! Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.	Then Samuel said, Yall bring Agag the king of the Amalekites here to me! Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death has passed.
15:33	Samuel said, As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women! Then Samuel cut Agag in pieces before Yahweh in Gilgal.	Samuel said, As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women! Then Samuel cut Agag in pieces before YHWH in Gilgal.
15:34	Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.	Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
15:35	Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death, but Samuel mourned for Saul. Yahweh grieved that he had made Saul king over Israel.	Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death, but Samuel mourned for Saul. YHWH grieved that he had made Saul king over Israel.
16:1	Yahweh said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.	YHWH said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.
16:2	Samuel said, How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me. Yahweh said, Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.	Samuel said, How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me. YHWH said, Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to YHWH.
16:3	Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. You shall anoint to me him whom I name to you.	Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what to do. You are to anoint to me the one I say to you.
16:4	Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Do you come peaceably?	Samuel did that which YHWH spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Do you come in peace?
16:5	He said, Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.	He said, Yes, in peace. I have come to sacrifice to YHWH. Yall must consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice. He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
16:6	When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, Surely Yahwehs anointed is before him.	When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, Surely YHWHs anointed is before him.
16:7	But Yahweh said to Samuel, Dont look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I dont see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.	But YHWH said to Samuel, Dont look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I dont see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but YHWH looks at the heart.
16:8	Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.	Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, YHWH has not chosen this one, either.
16:9	Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.	Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, YHWH has not chosen this one, either.
16:10	Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, Yahweh has not chosen these.	Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, YHWH has not chosen these.
16:11	Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? He said, There remains yet the youngest. Behold, he is keeping the sheep. Samuel said to Jesse, Send and get him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.	Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? He said, There remains yet the youngest. Right now, he is keeping the sheep. Samuel said to Jesse, Send and get him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.
16:12	He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with a handsome face and good appearance. Yahweh said, Arise! Anoint him, for this is he.	He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with a handsome face and good appearance. YHWH said, Arise! Anoint him, for this is he.
16:13	Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the middle of his brothers. Then Yahwehs Spirit came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.	Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the middle of his brothers. Then the Spirit of YHWH came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
16:14	Now Yahwehs Spirit departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.	Now the Spirit of YHWH departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from YHWH tormented him.
16:16	Let our Lord now command your servants who are in front of you to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. Then when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will play with his hand, and you will be well.	Let our Lord command your servants in front of you to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. Then when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will play with his hand, and you will be well.
16:17	Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.	Saul said to his servants, Yall find someone who can play well, and bring him to me.
16:18	Then one of the young men answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and Yahweh is with him.	Then one of the young men answered and said, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a warrior, prudent in speech, and a handsome person, and YHWH is with him.
17:8	He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.	He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, Why have yall come out prepared for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and arent yall servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves*, and have him come down to me.
17:9	If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you will be our servants and serve us.	If he is able to fight and kill me, then will we be yalls servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then yall will be our servants and serve us.
17:10	The Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel today! Give me a man, that we may fight together!	The Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel today! Yall give me a man so we may fight together!
17:12	Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons. The man was an elderly old man in the days of Saul.	Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons. The man was elderly in the days of Saul.
17:13	The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.	The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle, and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
17:14	David was the youngest; and the three oldest followed Saul.	David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul.
17:23	As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines, and said the same words; and David heard them.	As he talked with them, suddenly the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines, and said the same words, and David heard them.
17:25	The men of Israel said, Have you seen this man who has come up? He has surely come up to defy Israel. The king will give great riches to the man who kills him, and will give him his daughter, and will make his fathers house tax free in Israel.	The men of Israel said, Have yall seen this man who keeps coming up? He has surely come up to defy Israel. The king will give great riches to the man who kills him, and will give him his daughter, and will make his fathers house tax free in Israel.
17:26	David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?	David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the disgrace from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?
17:27	The people answered him in this way, saying, So shall it be done to the man who kills him.	The people told him what had been said, saying, This is what will be done for the man who kills him.
17:28	Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliabs anger burned against David, and he said, Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the evil of your heart; for you have come down that you might see the battle.	Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliabs anger burned against David, and he said, Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the evil of your heart! You have come down that you might see the battle.
17:29	David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?	David said, What have I done now? It was only a question.
17:30	He turned away from him toward another, and spoke like that again; and the people answered him again the same way.	He turned away from him toward another, and said the same thing. And the people answered him again the same way.
17:31	When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.	Davids words were heard and they were repeated before Saul, and he sent for him.
17:32	David said to Saul, Let no mans heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.	David said to Saul, Let no ones heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
17:33	Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.	Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him. You are just a boy, and he has been a man of war since his youth.
17:34	David said to Saul, Your servant was keeping his fathers sheep; and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,	David said to Saul, Your servant has been keeping his fathers sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,
17:35	I went out after him, struck him, and rescued it out of his mouth. When he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, struck him, and killed him.	I went out after him, struck him, and rescued it out of his mouth. When he arose against me, I caught it by its fur, struck it, and killed it.
17:36	Your servant struck both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.	Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.
17:37	David said, Yahweh, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. Saul said to David, Go! Yahweh will be with you.	David said, YHWH, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. Saul said to David, Go! YHWH will be with you.
17:39	David strapped his sword on his clothing and he tried to move, for he had not tested it. David said to Saul, I cant go with these, for I have not tested them. Then David took them off.	David strapped his sword on his clothing and he tried to move, for he was not used to them. David said to Saul, I cant go with these, for I am not used to them. Then David took them off.
17:40	He took his staff in his hand, and chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherds bag which he had. His sling was in his hand; and he came near to the Philistine.	He took his staff in his hand, and chose five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherds bag. With his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine.
17:41	The Philistine walked and came near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.	The Philistine walked and came near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him.
17:42	When the Philistine looked around and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and had a good looking face.	When the Philistine looked around and saw David, he despised him, because he was only a boy, ruddy, with a handsome appearance.
17:45	Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin; but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.	Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin. But I come to you in the name of YHWH Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
17:46	Today, Yahweh will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you and take your head from off you. I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines today to the birds of the sky and to the wild animals of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,	Today, YHWH will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you down and remove your head. Today, I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines to the birds of the sky and to the wild animals of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,
17:47	and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesnt save with sword and spear; for the battle is Yahwehs, and he will give you into our hand.	and that all this assembly may know that YHWH does not save by sword and spear. For the battle is YHWHs, and ʜᴇ will give yall into our hand.
17:50	So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in Davids hand.	So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone. He struck the Philistine and killed him without a sword in the hand of David.
18:5	David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Sauls servants.	David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely, and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Sauls servants.
18:7	The women sang to one another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.	The women sang to one another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.
18:12	Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and had departed from Saul.	Saul was afraid of David, because YHWH was with him, and had departed from Saul.
18:14	David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.	David behaved himself wisely in all his ways, and YHWH was with him.
18:16	But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.	But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
18:17	Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight Yahwehs battles. For Saul said, Dont let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.	Saul said to David, Look, my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight YHWHs battles. For Saul said, Dont let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.
18:20	Michal, Sauls daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.	Michal, Sauls daughter, loved David, and they told Saul, and it pleased him.
18:21	Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David a second time, You shall today be my son in law.	Saul thought, I will give her to him, so that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David a second time, You may be my son in law today.
18:22	Saul commanded his servants, Talk with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore be the kings son in law.	Saul commanded his servants, Yall speak with David secretly, and say, Look, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore be the kings son in law.
18:23	Sauls servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, Does it seem to you a light thing to be the kings son in law, since I am a poor man and little known?	Sauls servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, Does it seem to yall a small matter to be the kings son in law, since I am a poor man and little known?
18:24	The servants of Saul told him, saying, David spoke like this.	The servants of Saul told him, saying the words that David had spoken.
18:25	Saul said, Tell David, The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the kings enemies. Now Saul thought he would make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.	Saul said, Yall tell David, The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, as revenge for the kings enemies. Now Saul thought he would make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
18:26	When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the kings son in law. Before the deadline,	When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the kings son in law. Before the appointed time,
18:27	David arose and went, he and his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the kings son in law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.	David and his men, got up and went and killed two hundred Philistine men. Then David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, so that he could become the kings son in law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.
18:28	Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Sauls daughter, loved him.	Saul saw and knew that YHWH was with David, and that Michal, his daughter, loved him.
18:29	Saul was even more afraid of David; and Saul was Davids enemy continually.	Saul was even more afraid of David, so Saul was Davids enemy from then on.
18:30	Then the princes of the Philistines went out; and as often as they went out, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.	Then the princes of the Philistines went out. Every time they went out, David was more prudent than all the servants of Saul, and his name became highly esteemed.
19:5	for he put his life in his hand and struck the Philistine, and Yahweh worked a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?	for he put his life in his hand and struck the Philistine, and YHWH worked a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?
19:6	Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan; and Saul swore, As Yahweh lives, he shall not be put to death.	Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore, As surely as YHWH lives, David will not be put to death.
19:9	An evil spirit from Yahweh was on Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing music with his hand.	An evil spirit from YHWH was on Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing music with his hand.
19:14	When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.	When Saul sent messengers to capture David, she said, He is sick.
19:15	Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.	Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Yall must bring him to me in his bed, so that I can kill him.
19:16	When the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats hair at its head.	When the messengers came in, they found only the teraphim in the bed, with the pillow of goats hair at its head.
19:18	Now David fled and escaped, and came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. He and Samuel went and lived in Naioth.	Now David fled and escaped. He went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and lived in Naioth.
19:19	Saul was told, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.	Saul was told, saying, Look, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
19:20	Saul sent messengers to seize David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, Gods Spirit came on Sauls messengers, and they also prophesied.	Saul sent messengers to seize David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came on Sauls messengers, and they also prophesied.
19:22	Then he also went to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu: and he asked, Where are Samuel and David? One said, Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.	Then he also went to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu: and he asked, Where are Samuel and David? Someone said, They are at Naioth in Ramah.
19:23	He went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then Gods Spirit came on him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.	He went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then the Spirit of God came on him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
20:1	David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said to Jonathan, What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?	David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said to Jonathan, What have I done? What is my offense? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?
20:2	He said to him, Far from it; you will not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small, but that he discloses it to me. Why would my father hide this thing from me? It is not so.	He said to him, No! You will not die. Look, my father does nothing either great or small, that he does not disclose to me. Why would my father hide this thing from me? It is not so.
20:3	David swore moreover, and said, Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says, Dont let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved; but truly as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.	David swore moreover, and said, Your father knows knows that I have found favor in your eyes, and he says, Dont let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved. Yet truly as YHWH lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.
20:5	David said to Jonathan, Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to dine with the king; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field to the third day at evening.	David said to Jonathan, Look, tomorrow is the new moon, and I must sit sit to dine with the king; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field to the third day at evening.
20:6	If your father misses me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem, his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.	If your father misses misses me, then say, David asked asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem, his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
20:7	If he says, It is well, your servant shall have peace; but if he is angry, then know that evil is determined by him.	If he says, It is well, your servant will be safe. But if he is angry angry, then know that he has decided on evil.
20:8	Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you; but if there is iniquity in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father?	Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of YHWH with you; but if there is iniquity in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father?
20:9	Jonathan said, Far be it from you; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come on you, then wouldnt I tell you that?	Jonathan said, Far be it from you! For if I learn learn that my father has determined to do evil to you, then wouldnt I tell you that?
20:12	Jonathan said to David, By Yahweh, the God of Israel, when I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if there is good toward David, wont I then send to you and disclose it to you?	Jonathan said to David, By YHWH, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father about this time tomorrow, or the third day. If I see that he is good toward David, will I not send for you and disclose it to you?
20:13	Yahweh do so to Jonathan and more also, should it please my father to do you evil, if I dont disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in peace. May Yahweh be with you as he has been with my father.	YHWH do so to Jonathan and more also, should it please my father to do you evil, if I dont disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in peace. May YHWH be with you as he has been with my father.
20:14	You shall not only show me the loving kindness of Yahweh while I still live, that I not die;	You must not only show me the lovingkindness of YHWH while I still live, that I not die;
20:15	but you shall also not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when Yahweh has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the surface of the earth.	but you must not cut off your kindness from my house forever, not even when YHWH has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the surface of the earth.
20:16	So Jonathan made a covenant with Davids house, saying, Yahweh will require it at the hand of Davids enemies.	So Jonathan made a covenant with Davids house, saying, YHWH will require it at the hand of Davids enemies.
20:21	Behold, I will send the boy, saying, Go, find the arrows! If I tell the boy, Behold, the arrows are on this side of you. Take them; then come, for there is peace to you and no danger, as Yahweh lives.	I will send the boy, saying, Go, find the arrows! If I tell the boy, Look, the arrows are on this side of you. Bring them, then come back, because there is peace to you and no danger, as YHWH lives.
20:22	But if I say this to the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond you, then go your way, for Yahweh has sent you away.	But if I say this to the boy, Look, the arrows are beyond you, then you must go, for YHWH has sent you away.
20:23	Concerning the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, Yahweh is between you and me forever.	Concerning the matter which you and I have spoken of, YHWH is a witness between you and me forever.
20:31	For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you will not be established, nor will your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die!	For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you will not be established, nor will your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he must die!
20:42	Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, because we have both sworn in Yahwehs name, saying, Yahweh is between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever. He arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.	Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, because we have both sworn in the name of YHWH, saying, YHWH is between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever. Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.
21:5	David answered the priest, and said to him, Truly, women have been kept from us as usual these three days. When I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was only a common journey. How much more then today shall their vessels be holy?	David answered the priest, and said to him, Truly, women have been kept from us as usual these three days. When I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was only a common journey. How much more then today are their vessels holy?
21:6	So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the show bread that was taken from before Yahweh, to be replaced with hot bread in the day when it was taken away.	So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the show bread that was taken from before YHWH, to be replaced with hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
21:7	Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yahweh; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the best of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.	Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before YHWH; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the best of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.
21:9	The priest said, Behold, the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you would like to take that, take it, for there is no other except that here. David said, There is none like that. Give it to me.	The priest said, Look, the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you would like to take that, take it, for there is no other except that here. David said, There is none like that. Give it to me.
21:11	The servants of Achish said to him, Isnt this David the king of the land? Didnt they sing to one another about him in dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?	The servants of Achish said to him, Isnt this David the king of the land? Didnt they sing to one another about him in dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands?
21:14	Then Achish said to his servants, Look, you see the man is insane. Why then have you brought him to me?	Then Achish said to his servants, Look yall! The man is insane. Then why have yall brought him to me?
21:15	Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Should this fellow come into my house?	Do I lack madmen, that yall have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Should this fellow come into my house?
22:3	David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, Please let my father and my mother come out to you, until I know what God will do for me.	David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. He said to the king of Moab, Please let my father and my mother stay with yall, until I know what God will do for me.
22:4	He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.	He brought them before the king of Moab, and they lived with him the whole time that David was in the stronghold.
22:5	The prophet Gad said to David, Dont stay in the stronghold. Depart, and go into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.	The prophet Gad said to David, Dont stay in the stronghold. Depart and go to the land of Judah. Then David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.
22:7	Saul said to his servants who stood around him, Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds?	Saul said to his servants who stood around him, Listen, yall Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give every one of yall fields and vineyards? Will he make all yall captains of thousands and captains of hundreds?
22:8	Is that why all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who discloses to me when my son makes a treaty with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you who is sorry for me, or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?	Is that why all yall have conspired against me. No one tells me when my son makes a treaty with the son of Jesse. And none of yall feels sorry for me or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?
22:10	He inquired of Yahweh for him, gave him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.	He inquired of YHWH for him, gave him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
22:13	Saul said to him, Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?	Saul said to him, Why have yall conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?
22:16	The king said, You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your fathers house.	The king said, You must die die, Ahimelech, you and all your fathers house.
22:17	The king said to the guard who stood about him, Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled and didnt disclose it to me. But the servants of the king wouldnt put out their hand to fall on the priests of Yahweh.	The king said to the guard who stood about him, Yall are to turn and kill the priests of YHWH, because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he fled and didnt tell it to me. But the servants of the king wouldnt put out their hand to fall on the priests of YHWH.
22:21	Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Yahwehs priests.	Abiathar told David that Saul had slain YHWHs priests.
22:22	David said to Abiathar, I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of all the persons of your fathers house.	David said to Abiathar, I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would tell tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of all the persons of your fathers house.
23:1	David was told, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.	David was told, Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.
23:2	Therefore David inquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? Yahweh said to David, Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.	Therefore David inquired of YHWH, saying, Should I go and attack these Philistines? YHWH said to David, Go and attack the Philistines, and save Keilah.
23:3	Davids men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?	Davids men said to him, Look, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
23:4	Then David inquired of Yahweh yet again. Yahweh answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.	Then David inquired of YHWH yet again. YHWH answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.
23:10	Then David said, O Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake.	Then David said, O YHWH, the God of Israel, your servant has heard heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake.
23:11	Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Yahweh, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant. Yahweh said, He will come down.	Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? YHWH, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant. YHWH said, He will come down.
23:12	Then David said, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? Yahweh said, They will deliver you up.	Then David said, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? YHWH said, They will deliver you up.
23:15	David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the woods.	David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.
23:16	Jonathan, Sauls son, arose and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.	Jonathan, Sauls son, arose and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged his hand in God.
23:17	He said to him, Dont be afraid, for the hand of Saul my father wont find you; and you will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also.	He said to him, Dont be afraid, for the hand of Saul my father wont find you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you. Saul my father also knows this.
23:18	They both made a covenant before Yahweh. Then David stayed in the woods and Jonathan went to his house.	They both made a covenant before YHWH. Then David stayed in the woods and Jonathan went to his house.
23:20	Now therefore, O king, come down. According to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part will be to deliver him up into the kings hand.	Now therefore, O king, come down. According to all the desire of your soul to come down. Our part will be to deliver him up into the kings hand.
23:21	Saul said, You are blessed by Yahweh, for you have had compassion on me.	Saul said, May yall be blessed by YHWH, because yall have had compassion on me.
23:22	Please go make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I have been told that he is very cunning.	Yall must go and make sure again. Look for and find the place where he stays and who has seen him there. I have been told that he is crafty crafty.
23:23	See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself; and come again to me with certainty, and I will go with you. It shall happen, if he is in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.	Yall are to look and find all the places where he hides. Yall come back when you* are certain, and I will go with yall. If he is in the land, I will search for him among all the thousands of Judah.
24:1	When Saul had returned from following the Philistines, he was told, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi.	When Saul had returned from following the Philistines, he was told, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi.
24:4	Davids men said to him, Behold, the day of which Yahweh said to you, Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you. Then David arose and cut off the skirt of Sauls robe secretly.	Davids men said to him, Look, this is the day about which YHWH said to you, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you will do to him as it seems good to you. Then David arose and cut off the skirt of Sauls robe secretly.
24:6	He said to his men, Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my Lord, Yahwehs anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is Yahwehs anointed.	He said to his men, YHWH forbid that I should do this thing to my Lord, YHWHs anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is YHWHs anointed.
24:9	David said to Saul, Why do you listen to mens words, saying, Behold, David seeks to harm you?	David said to Saul, Why do you listen to mens words, saying, See, David seeks to harm you?
24:10	Behold, today your eyes have seen how Yahweh had delivered you today into my hand in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I spared you. I said, I will not stretch out my hand against my Lord, for he is Yahwehs anointed.	Look! Today you have seen with your eyes that YHWH delivered you into my hand in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I spared you. I said, I will not stretch out my hand against my Lord, for he is YHWHs anointed.
24:11	Moreover, my father, behold, yes, see the skirt of your robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of your robe and didnt kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor disobedience in my hand. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt for my life to take it.	See, my father! Look at the edge of your robe in my hand! I cut off the edge of your robe but didnt kill you. So realize and see that there is neither evil nor disobedience in my hand. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt for my life to take it.
24:12	May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you.	May YHWH judge between me and you, and may YHWH avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you.
24:15	May Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.	May YHWH therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.
24:18	You have declared today how you have dealt well with me, because when Yahweh had delivered me up into your hand, you didnt kill me.	You have declared today how you have dealt well with me, because when YHWH had delivered me up into your hand, you didnt kill me.
24:19	For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may Yahweh reward you good for that which you have done to me today.	For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may YHWH reward you good for that which you have done to me today.
24:20	Now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.	Now look, I know that you will reign reign as king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
24:21	Swear now therefore to me by Yahweh that you will not cut off my offspring after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my fathers house.	Swear now therefore to me by YHWH that you will not cut off my offspring after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my fathers house.
25:1	Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together and mourned for him, and buried him at his house at Ramah. Then David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.	Now Samuel died, and all Israel gathered themselves together and mourned for him, and buried him at his house at Ramah. Then David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
25:3	Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail. This woman was intelligent and had a beautiful face; but the man was surly and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb.	Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. This woman was intelligent and had a beautiful face, but the man was surly and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb.
25:5	David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.	David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Yall must go up to Carmel, and when you come to Nabal, greet him in my name.
25:6	Tell him, Long life to you! Peace be to you! Peace be to your house! Peace be to all that you have!	Yall say to him, Long life to you! Peace be to you! Peace be to your house! Peace be to all that you have!
25:11	Shall I then take my bread, my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who I dont know where they come from?	Should I then take my bread, my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who I dont know where they come from?
25:13	David said to his men, Every man put on his sword! Every man put on his sword. David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David, and two hundred stayed by the baggage.	David said to his men, Each of yall take up your sword! Every man put on his sword. David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David, and two hundred stayed by the baggage.
25:14	But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabals wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master; and he insulted them.	But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabals wife, saying, Look, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, but he insulted them.
25:19	She said to her young men, Go on before me. Behold, I am coming after you. But she didnt tell her husband, Nabal.	She said to her young men, Yall go on ahead of me. Look, I am coming after yall. But she didnt tell her husband, Nabal.
25:20	As she rode on her donkey, and came down hidden by the mountain, behold, David and his men came down toward her, and she met them.	As she rode on her donkey, and came down hidden by the mountain, there was David and his men coming down toward her. So she met them.
25:21	Now David had said, Surely in vain I have kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned me evil for good.	Now David had said, Surely in vain I have guarded all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned me evil for good.
25:22	God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall.	May God do to the enemies of David, and more also, if by the morning I leave anyone who urinates on a wall alive.
25:26	Now therefore, my Lord, as Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, since Yahweh has withheld you from blood guiltiness and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies and those who seek evil to my Lord be as Nabal.	Now therefore, my Lord, as YHWH lives and as your soul lives, since YHWH has withheld you from blood guiltiness and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies and those who seek evil to my Lord be as Nabal.
25:28	Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For Yahweh will certainly make my Lord a sure house, because my Lord fights Yahwehs battles. Evil will not be found in you all your days.	Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For YHWH will make make my Lord a sure house, because my Lord fights YHWHs battles. Evil will not be found in you all your days.
25:29	Though men may rise up to pursue you and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my Lord will be bound in the bundle of life with Yahweh your God. He will sling out the souls of your enemies as from a slings pocket.	Though men may rise up to pursue you and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my Lord will be bound in the bundle of life with YHWH your God. He will sling out the souls of your enemies as from a slings pocket.
25:30	It will come to pass, when Yahweh has done to my Lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you prince over Israel,	It will come to pass, when YHWH has done to my Lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you prince over Israel,
25:31	that this shall be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my Lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my Lord has avenged himself. When Yahweh has dealt well with my Lord, then remember your servant.	that this will not cause grief to you, nor offense of heart to my Lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my Lord has avenged himself. When YHWH has dealt well with my Lord, then remember your servant.
25:32	David said to Abigail, Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, who sent you today to meet me!	David said to Abigail, Blessed is YHWH, the God of Israel, who sent you today to meet me!
25:34	For indeed, as Yahweh the God of Israel lives, who has withheld me from harming you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely there wouldnt have been left to Nabal by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall.	For indeed, as YHWH the God of Israel lives, who has withheld me from harming you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely there wouldnt have been left to Nabal by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall.
25:35	So David received from her hand that which she had brought him. Then he said to her, Go up in peace to your house. Behold, I have listened to your voice and have granted your request.	So David received from her hand that which she had brought him. Then he said to her, Go up in peace to your house. See, I have listened to your voice and have granted your request.
25:36	Abigail came to Nabal; and behold, he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king. Nabals heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. Therefore she told him nothing until the morning light.	Then Abigail went to Nabal, and he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king. Nabals heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. Therefore she told him nothing until the morning light.
25:37	In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things; and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.	In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things. His heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
25:38	About ten days later, Yahweh struck Nabal, so that he died.	About ten days later, YHWH struck Nabal, so that he died.
25:39	When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed is Yahweh, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil. Yahweh has returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head. David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to himself as wife.	When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed is YHWH, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil. YHWH has returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head. David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to himself as wife.
25:41	She arose and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, Behold, your servant is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my Lord.	She arose and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, Here I am, your servant, a slave to wash the feet of the servants of my Lord.
26:7	So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay around him.	So David and Abishai came to the people by night. And there was Saul lying asleep within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head. Abner and the people were lying around him.
26:9	David said to Abishai, Dont destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against Yahwehs anointed, and be guiltless?	David said to Abishai, Dont destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against YHWHs anointed, and be guiltless?
26:10	David said, As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish.	David said, As YHWH lives, YHWH will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish.
26:11	Yahweh forbid that I should stretch out my hand against Yahwehs anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and lets go.	YHWH forbid that I should stretch out my hand against YHWHs anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and lets go.
26:12	So David took the spear and the jar of water from Sauls head, and they went away. No man saw it, or knew it, nor did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh had fallen on them.	So David took the spear and the jar of water from Sauls head, and they went away. No man saw it, or knew it, nor did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from YHWH had fallen on them.
26:16	This thing isnt good that you have done. As Yahweh lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your Lord, Yahwehs anointed. Now see where the kings spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.	What you have done isnt good. As YHWH lives, yall are worthy to die, because yall have not kept watch over your* Lord, YHWHs anointed. Now see where the kings spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.
26:19	Now therefore, please let my Lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is so that Yahweh has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, they are cursed before Yahweh; for they have driven me out today that I shouldnt cling to Yahwehs inheritance, saying, Go, serve other gods!	Now therefore, please let my Lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is so that YHWH has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, they are cursed before YHWH; for they have driven me out today that I shouldnt cling to YHWHs inheritance, saying, Go, serve other gods!
26:20	Now therefore, dont let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Yahweh; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.	Now therefore, dont let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of YHWH; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.
26:21	Then Saul said, I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes today. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.	Then Saul said, I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes today. I have played the fool! I have been terribly wrong.
26:22	David answered, Behold the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and get it.	David answered, Here is the kings spear! Let one of the young men come over and get it.
26:23	Yahweh will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldnt stretch out my hand against Yahwehs anointed.	YHWH will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because YHWH delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldnt stretch out my hand against YHWHs anointed.
26:24	Behold, as your life was respected today in my eyes, so let my life be respected in Yahwehs eyes, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.	Just as your life was respected today in my eyes, so let my life be respected in YHWHs eyes, and let ʜɪᴍ deliver me out of all oppression.
26:25	Then Saul said to David, You are blessed, my son David. You will both do mightily, and will surely prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.	Then Saul said to David, You are blessed, my son David. You will both do do many great things and will prevail prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
27:1	David said in his heart, I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel. So I will escape out of his hand.	David said in his heart, I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul will give up seeking me any more in all the borders of Israel. So I will escape out of his hand.
27:10	Achish said, Against whom have you made a raid today? David said, Against the South of Judah, against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.	Achish said, Where did yall raid today? David said, Against the South of Judah, against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.
27:12	Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him. Therefore he will be my servant forever.	Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel abhor abhor him. Therefore he will be my servant forever.
28:1	In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, Know assuredly that you will go out with me in the army, you and your men.	In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, You should know know that you will go out with me in the army, you and your men.
28:4	The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.	The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem, and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.
28:6	When Saul inquired of Yahweh, Yahweh didnt answer him by dreams, by Urim, or by prophets.	When Saul inquired of YHWH, YHWH didnt answer him by dreams, by Urim, or by prophets.
28:7	Then Saul said to his servants, Seek for me a woman who has a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her. His servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman who has a familiar spirit at Endor.	Then Saul said to his servants, Yall must find me a woman who is a medium, so that I may go to her and inquire of her. His servants said to him, There is a woman who has a familiar spirit at Endor.
28:8	Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night. Then he said, Please consult for me by the familiar spirit, and bring me up whomever I shall name to you.	Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night. Then he said, Please consult for me by the familiar spirit, and bring up for me the one I name to you.
28:9	The woman said to him, Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who have familiar spirits and the wizards out of the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?	The woman said to him, You surely know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who have familiar spirits and the wizards out of the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
28:10	Saul swore to her by Yahweh, saying, As Yahweh lives, no punishment will happen to you for this thing.	Saul swore to her by YHWH, saying, As YHWH lives, no punishment will happen to you for this thing.
28:11	Then the woman said, Whom shall I bring up to you? He said, Bring Samuel up for me.	Then the woman said, Whom should I bring up for you? He said, Bring Samuel up for me.
28:15	Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disturbed me, to bring me up? Saul answered, I am very distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me, and answers me no more, by prophets, or by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I shall do.	Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up? Saul answered, I am very distressed! The Philistines are making war against me, and God has departed from me. He no longer answers me by prophets or by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I should do.
28:16	Samuel said, Why then do you ask me, since Yahweh has departed from you and has become your adversary?	Samuel said, Why then do you ask me, since YHWH has departed from you and has become your adversary?
28:17	Yahweh has done to you as he spoke by me. Yahweh has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, even to David.	YHWH has done to you as he spoke by me. YHWH has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, even to David.
28:18	Because you didnt obey Yahwehs voice, and didnt execute his fierce wrath on Amalek, therefore Yahweh has done this thing to you today.	Because you didnt obey YHWHs voice, and didnt execute his fierce wrath on Amalek, therefore YHWH has done this thing to you today.
28:19	Moreover Yahweh will deliver Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines; and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. Yahweh will deliver the army of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines.	Moreover YHWH will deliver Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines; and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. YHWH will deliver the army of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines.
28:20	Then Saul fell immediately his full length on the earth, and was terrified, because of Samuels words. There was no strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all day long or all night long.	Immediately Saul fell his full length on the earth, and was terrified, because of Samuels words. There was no strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all day long or all night long.
28:21	The woman came to Saul and saw that he was very troubled, and said to him, Behold, your servant has listened to your voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have listened to your words which you spoke to me.	The woman came to Saul and saw that he was very troubled, and said to him, Look, your servant has listened to your voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have listened to the words you said to me.
29:2	The Lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.	The Lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.
29:5	Isnt this David, of whom people sang to one another in dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?	Isnt this David, of whom people sang to one another in dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands?
29:6	Then Achish called David and said to him, As Yahweh lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the Lords dont favor you.	Then Achish called David and said to him, As YHWH lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the Lords dont favor you.
29:9	Achish answered David, I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God. Notwithstanding, the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.	Achish answered David, I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God. Nevertheless, the princes of the Philistines have said, He must not go up with us to the battle.
29:10	Therefore now rise up early in the morning with the servants of your Lord who have come with you; and as soon as you are up early in the morning and have light, depart.	Now get up early in the morning with the servants of your Lord who have come with you. As soon as yall get up in the morning and have light, yall must depart.
29:11	So David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines; and the Philistines went up to Jezreel.	So David and his men got up early in the morning to depart and return to the land of the Philistines, and the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
30:3	When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.	When David and his men came to the city, they found it was burned with fire, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.
30:6	David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.	David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters. But David strengthened himself in YHWH his God.
30:8	David inquired of Yahweh, saying, If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them? He answered him, Pursue, for you will surely overtake them, and will without fail recover all.	David inquired of YHWH, saying, If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them? Hᴇ answered him, Pursue, because you will overtake overtake and will rescue rescue.
30:11	They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink.	They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate. They gave him water to drink.
30:13	David asked him, To whom do you belong? Where are you from? He said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I got sick.	David asked him, To whom do you belong? Where are you from? He said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite. My master left me, because three days ago I got sick.
30:16	When he had brought him down, behold, they were spread around over all the ground, eating, drinking, and dancing, because of all the great plunder that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.	When he had brought him down, there they were, spread around over all the ground, eating, drinking, and dancing, because of all the great plunder that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
30:23	Then David said, Do not do so, my brothers, with that which Yahweh has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.	Then David said, Yall must not do this, my brothers, with what YHWH has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.
30:24	Who will listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down to the battle, so shall his share be who stays with the baggage. They shall share alike.	Who will listen to yall in this matter? For as his share is who goes down to the battle, so will his share be who stays with the baggage. They will share alike.
30:26	When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold, a present for you from the plunder of Yahwehs enemies.	When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Here is a present for yall from the plunder of YHWHs enemies.
31:1	Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.	Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
31:2	The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.	The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.