• 1Sa 1:1 - c/m: MOUNT (OF): the hill country of
• 1Sa 1:24 - c/m: BOTTLES OF WINE: wine-skins

• 1Sa 2:13 - c/m: SEETHING: boiling
• 1Sa 2:15 - c/m: SODDEN: boiled
• 1Sa 2:36 - a/r: CROUCH or: prostrate

• 1Sa 3:1 - a/r: OPEN or: frequent

• 1Sa 4:16 - a/r: WHAT IS THERE DONE or: How as the matter

• 1Sa 5:6 - c/m: EMERODS: tumors
• 1Sa 5:9 - c/m: EMERODS: tumors
• 1Sa 5:12 - c/m: EMERODS: tumors

• 1Sa 6:4 - c/m: EMERODS: tumors
• 1Sa 6:5 - c/m: EMERODS: tumors
• 1Sa 6:7 - c/m: KINE: cows
• 1Sa 6:10 - c/m: KINE: cows
• 1Sa 6:11 - c/m: EMERODS: tumors
• 1Sa 6:12 - c/m: KINE: cows
• 1Sa 6:14 - c/m: KINE: cows
• 1Sa 6:17 - c/m: EMERODS: tumors

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• 1Sa 8:12 - c/m: EAR(ED)(ING): plow(ed)(ing)

• 1Sa 9:4 - c/m: MOUNT (OF): the hill country of
• 1Sa 9:5 - c/m: TAKE THOUGHT FOR: worry about

• 1Sa 10:3 - c/m: BOTTLES OF WINE: wine-skins
• 1Sa 10:5 - a/r: PROPHESY or: rave
• 1Sa 10:5 - c/m: TABRET(S): timbrel(s)
• 1Sa 10:6 - a/r: PROPHESY or: rave
• 1Sa 10:10 - a/r: PROPHESIED or: raved
• 1Sa 10:13 - a/r: PROPHESING or: raving
• 1Sa 10:22 - c/m: STUFF: baggage

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• 1Sa 12:6 - c/m: ADVANCED: appointed

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• 1Sa 14:5 - c/m: SITUATE: situated
• 1Sa 14:8 - c/m: DISCOVER(ED)(ETH)(ING): disclose(d)(th)
• 1Sa 14:11 - c/m: DISCOVER(ED)(ETH)(ING): disclose(d)(th)
• 1Sa 14:22 - c/m: MOUNT (OF): the hill country of
• 1Sa 14:52 - c/m: SORE: fierce

• 1Sa 15:32 - KJV wording: DELICATELY - modern translation: cheerfully

• 1Sa 16:16 - KJV wording: CUNNING - modern translation: skilful
• 1Sa 16:18 - KJV wording: CUNNING - modern translation: skilful
• 1Sa 16:20 - KJV wording: BOTTLES OF WINE - modern translation: wine-skins

• 1Sa 17:4 - GOLIATH - How tall was he, and who slew him?

• Harper’s Bible Dictionary (edited by Paul J. Achtemier, San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1985) comments:

Goliath. A Philistine champion from Gath.
• He was defeated by David in single combat in the Valley of Elah according to 1 Samuel 17, where the might of the seasoned Philistine warrior is contrasted with the vulnerability of the callow Israelite shepherd, who fells his heavily armed opponent with a sling stone.
• According to 2 Sam. 21:19, however, Goliath was defeated by Elhanan, one of David’s warriors.

• Perhaps the name of the Philistine slain by David was not given in an older tradition, and the name of Elhanan’s victim was substituted for the anonymous adversary of the better-known David.

According to an old textual tradition of 1 Sam. 17:4 (preserved at Qumran, in Josephus, and some lxx [Septuagint] versions), Goliath was a giant ‘four cubits and a span’ (6 feet, 9 inches) in height. An exaggerated figure is found in the received Hebrew text (mt [Masoretic Text]) where Goliath’s height is recorded as ‘six cubits and a span’ (9 feet, 9 inches)!

• The Oxford Compnion to the Bible (edited by Bruce M. Metzger and Michael D. Coogan, New York: Oxford University Press, 1993) comments:

Goliath. The heavily armed Philistine warrior from Gath who, according to 1 Samuel 17, was slain by David while the latter was still a young shepherd who was armed only with a slingstone and faith in Yahweh. Goliath's height is given in the MT [Masoretic Text] of 1 Samuel 17:4 as six cubits and a span (ca. 3 m [9 ft 9 in]), although textual traditions represented in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Septuagint give four cubits and a span (ca. 2 m [6 ft 9 in]). 1 Samuel 21:8-10 implies, perhaps ironically, that David returned to Gath with Goliath's sword.

In 2 Samuel 21:19 a warrior named Elhanan killed Goliath, a descendant of the giants of Gath, in a battle at Gob. The AV [Authorized Version, i.e., KJV] attempts to harmonize the discrepancy by reading: "Elhanan... slew the brother of Goliath," following an ancient tendency already found in 1 Chronicles 20:5. However, these discrepancies suggest that the attribution of Goliath's slaying to David may not be original.

[To explore "The King James Version and the Textus Receptus -- their history, accuracy, and relevancy today," browse http://www.bibletexts.com/kjv-tr.htm.]

• 1Sa 17:6 - KJV wording: TARGET - modern translation: : javelin
• 1Sa 17:17 - c/m: CORN: grain
• 1Sa 17:22 - a/r: CARRIAGES or: baggage
• 1Sa 17:39 - c/m: ASSAY(ED): attempt(ed)
• 1Sa 17:40 - c/m: SCRIP: wallet

• 1Sa 18:6 - c/m: TABRET(S): timbrel(s)
• 1Sa 18:10 - a/r: PROPHESIED or: raved
• 1Sa 18:27 - c/m: TALE: number

• 1Sa 19:20 - a/r: PROPHESIED or: raved
• 1Sa 19:21 - a/r: PROPHESIED or: raved
• 1Sa 19:24 - a/r: PROPHESIED or: raved

• 1Sa 20:40 - c/m: ARTILLERY: weapons

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• 1Sa 24:3 - c/m: SIDES: innermost parts

• 1Sa 25:1-44 - David and his wives. (See description of David at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/david.htm.) It should be noted that marriage was often a tool used to consolidate political power and alliances. Based upon the number of his children, David possibly had additional wives and/or concubines. (see 2Sa 5:14; 1Ch 3:5-9; 1Ch 14:4-7)
  1. Michal (1Sa 18:20-29; 19:9-17; 25:44; 2Sa 3:12-16; 6:12-23), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/michal.htm
  2. Ahinoam (1Sa 25:43; 30:5,18), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/ahinoam.htm
  3. Abigail (1Sa 25:1-42; 30:5,18), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/abigail.htm
  4. Maacah (1Ch 3:2), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/maacah.htm
  5. Haggith (1Ch 3:2), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/haggith.htm
  6. Abital (1Ch 3:3), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/abital.htm
  7. Eglah (1Ch 3:3), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/eglah.htm
  8. Bathsheba / Bath-shua (2Sa 11:1-12:25; 1Ki 1:11-31; 1Ki 2:13-25; 1Ch 3:5; Psa 51), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/bathsheba.htm

  • See also 2Sa 11 and 12 at http://www.bibletexts.com/verses/v-2sa.htm

• 1Sa 25:1-38 - Nabal
  • See description of Nabal at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/nabal.htm.
• 1Sa 25:13 - c/m: STUFF: baggage
• 1Sa 25:18 - c/m: CORN: grain
• 1Sa 25:24 - c/m: AUDIENCE: hearing

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• 1Sa 28:12 - a/r: SAMUEL, Greek: Saul
• 1Sa 28:13 - a/r: GODS or: a god

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• 1Sa 30:5,18 - David and his wives. (See description of David at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/david.htm.) It should be noted that marriage was often a tool used to consolidate political power and alliances. Based upon the number of his children, David possibly had additional wives and/or concubines. (see 2Sa 5:14; 1Ch 3:5-9; 1Ch 14:4-7)
  1. Michal (1Sa 18:20-29; 19:9-17; 25:44; 2Sa 3:12-16; 6:12-23), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/michal.htm
  2. Ahinoam (1Sa 25:43; 30:5,18), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/ahinoam.htm
  3. Abigail (1Sa 25:1-42; 30:5,18), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/abigail.htm
  4. Maacah (1Ch 3:2), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/maacah.htm
  5. Haggith (1Ch 3:2), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/haggith.htm
  6. Abital (1Ch 3:3), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/abital.htm
  7. Eglah (1Ch 3:3), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/eglah.htm
  8. Bathsheba / Bath-shua (2Sa 11:1-12:25; 1Ki 1:11-31; 1Ki 2:13-25; 1Ch 3:5; Psa 51), described at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/bathsheba.htm

     • See also 2Sa 11 and 12 at http://www.bibletexts.com/verses/v-2sa.htm
• 1Sa 30:13 - c/m: AGONE: ago
• 1Sa 30:24 - c/m: PART: share
• 1Sa 30:24 - c/m: STUFF: baggage

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