1 Samuel 2:17; 1 Samuel 2:22; 1 Samuel 4:10; 1 Samuel 5:9; 1 Samuel 5:11; 1 Samuel 12:18; 1 Samuel 14:20; 1 Samuel 14:31; 1 Samuel 16:21; 1 Samuel 17:11; 1 Samuel 17:24; 1 Samuel 18:8; 1 Samuel 18:15; 1 Samuel 18:30; 1 Samuel 19:2; 1 Samuel 19:4; 1 Samuel 21:12; 1 Samuel 25:2; 1 Samuel 25:15; 1 Samuel 25:36; 1 Samuel 26:21; 1 Samuel 28:5; 1 Samuel 28:15; 1 Samuel 28:20; 1 Samuel 28:21; 1 Samuel 30:6; 1 Samuel 31:3; 1 Samuel 31:4

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1 Samuel 2:17

17 This sin of the young men was very great in the LORD’s sight, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
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1 Samuel 2:22

22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
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1 Samuel 4:10

10 So the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were defeated and every man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great; Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers.
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1 Samuel 5:9

9 But after they had moved it, the LORD’s hand was against that city, throwing it into a great panic. He afflicted the people of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.
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1 Samuel 5:11

11 So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send the ark of the god of Israel away; let it go back to its own place, or it will kill us and our people.” For death had filled the city with panic; God’s hand was very heavy on it.
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1 Samuel 12:18

18 Then Samuel called on the LORD, and that same day the LORD sent thunder and rain. So all the people stood in awe of the LORD and of Samuel.
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1 Samuel 14:20

20 Then Saul and all his men assembled and went to the battle. They found the Philistines in total confusion, striking each other with their swords.
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1 Samuel 14:31

31 That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Mikmash to Aijalon, they were exhausted.
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1 Samuel 16:21

21 David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much, and David became one of his armor-bearers.
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1 Samuel 17:11

11 On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.
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1 Samuel 17:24

24 Whenever the Israelites saw the man, they all fled from him in great fear.
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1 Samuel 18:8

8 Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he thought, “but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?”
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1 Samuel 18:15

15 When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him.
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1 Samuel 18:30

30 The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success than the rest of Saul’s officers, and his name became well known.
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1 Samuel 19:2

2 and warned him, “My father Saul is looking for a chance to kill you. Be on your guard tomorrow morning; go into hiding and stay there.
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1 Samuel 19:4

4 Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, “Let not the king do wrong to his servant David; he has not wronged you, and what he has done has benefited you greatly.
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1 Samuel 21:12

12 David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath.
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1 Samuel 25:2

2 A certain man in Maon, who had property there at Carmel, was very wealthy. He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.
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1 Samuel 25:15

15 Yet these men were very good to us. They did not mistreat us, and the whole time we were out in the fields near them nothing was missing.
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1 Samuel 25:36

36 When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing at all until daybreak.
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1 Samuel 26:21

21 Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. Because you considered my life precious today, I will not try to harm you again. Surely I have acted like a fool and have been terribly wrong.”
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1 Samuel 28:5

5 When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled his heart.
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1 Samuel 28:15

15 Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am in great distress,” Saul said. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has departed from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”
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1 Samuel 28:20

20 Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, filled with fear because of Samuel’s words. His strength was gone, for he had eaten nothing all that day and all that night.
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1 Samuel 28:21

21 When the woman came to Saul and saw that he was greatly shaken, she said, “Look, your servant has obeyed you. I took my life in my hands and did what you told me to do.
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1 Samuel 30:6

6 David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
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1 Samuel 31:3

3 The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him critically.
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1 Samuel 31:4

4 Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.” But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
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