1 Samuel 1:8; 1 Samuel 2:23; 1 Samuel 2:29; 1 Samuel 3:17; 1 Samuel 4:3; 1 Samuel 4:6; 1 Samuel 4:14; 1 Samuel 4:16; 1 Samuel 5:8; 1 Samuel 6:2; 1 Samuel 6:3; 1 Samuel 6:4; 1 Samuel 6:6; 1 Samuel 9:7; 1 Samuel 9:21; 1 Samuel 10:2; 1 Samuel 10:11; 1 Samuel 10:15; 1 Samuel 10:27; 1 Samuel 11:5; 1 Samuel 13:11; 1 Samuel 14:38; 1 Samuel 14:43; 1 Samuel 15:14; 1 Samuel 15:19; 1 Samuel 17:8; 1 Samuel 17:26; 1 Samuel 17:28; 1 Samuel 17:29; 1 Samuel 19:3; 1 Samuel 19:5; 1 Samuel 19:17; 1 Samuel 20:1; 1 Samuel 20:4; 1 Samuel 20:8; 1 Samuel 20:10; 1 Samuel 20:32; 1 Samuel 21:3; 1 Samuel 21:14; 1 Samuel 22:3; 1 Samuel 22:13; 1 Samuel 24:9; 1 Samuel 25:17; 1 Samuel 26:15; 1 Samuel 26:18; 1 Samuel 27:5; 1 Samuel 28:9; 1 Samuel 28:12; 1 Samuel 28:13; 1 Samuel 28:14; 1 Samuel 28:15; 1 Samuel 28:16; 1 Samuel 29:3; 1 Samuel 29:4; 1 Samuel 29:8

1 Samuel 1:8

8 Then Elkanah her husband said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep and why do you not eat and why is your heart sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"

1 Samuel 2:23

23 He said to them, "Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people?

1 Samuel 2:29

29 'Why do you kick at My sacrifice and at My offering which I have commanded in My dwelling, and honor your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the choicest of every offering of My people Israel?'

1 Samuel 3:17

17 He said, "What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the words that He spoke to you."

1 Samuel 4:3

3 When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us take to ourselves from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of the LORD , that it may come among us and deliver us from the power of our enemies."

1 Samuel 4:6

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?" Then they understood that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp.

1 Samuel 4:14

14 When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, "What does the noise of this commotion mean?" Then the man came hurriedly and told Eli.

1 Samuel 4:16

16 The man said to Eli, "I am the one who came from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today." And he said, "How did things go, my son?"

1 Samuel 5:8

8 So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?" And they said, "Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around to Gath." And they brought the ark of the God of Israel around.

1 Samuel 6:2

2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, "What shall we do with the ark of the LORD ? Tell us how we shall send it to its place."

1 Samuel 6:3

3 They said, "If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty; but you shall surely return to Him a guilt offering. Then you will be healed and it will be known to you why His hand is not removed from you."

1 Samuel 6:4

4 Then they said, "What shall be the guilt offering which we shall return to Him?" And they said, "Five golden tumors and five golden mice according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, for one plague was on all of you and on your lords.

1 Samuel 6:6

6 "Why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When He had severely dealt with them, did they not allow the people to go, and they departed?

1 Samuel 9:7

7 Then Saul said to his servant, "But behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is gone from our sack and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"

1 Samuel 9:21

21 Saul replied, "Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me in this way?"

1 Samuel 10:2

2 "When you go from me today, then you will find two men close to Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, 'The donkeys which you went to look for have been found. Now behold, your father has ceased to be concerned about the donkeys and is anxious for you, saying, "What shall I do about my son?"'

1 Samuel 10:11

11 It came about, when all who knew him previously saw that he prophesied now with the prophets, that the people said to one another, "What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?"

1 Samuel 10:15

15 Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me what Samuel said to you."

1 Samuel 10:27

27 But certain worthless men said, "How can this one deliver us?" And they despised him and did not bring him any present. But he kept silent.

1 Samuel 11:5

5 Now behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen, and he said, "What is the matter with the people that they weep?" So they related to him the words of the men of Jabesh.

1 Samuel 13:11

11 But Samuel said, "What have you done?" And Saul said, "Because I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the appointed days, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash,

1 Samuel 14:38

38 Saul said, "Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people, and investigate and see how this sin has happened today.

1 Samuel 14:43

43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done." So Jonathan told him and said, "I indeed tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. Here I am, I must die!"

1 Samuel 15:14

14 But Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?"

1 Samuel 15:19

19 "Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD , but rushed upon the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD ?"

1 Samuel 17:8

8 He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, "Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.

1 Samuel 17:26

26 Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, saying, "What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should taunt the armies of the living God?"

1 Samuel 17:28

28 Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger burned against David and he said, "Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your insolence and the wickedness of your heart; for you have come down in order to see the battle."

1 Samuel 17:29

29 But David said, "What have I done now? Was it not just a question?"

1 Samuel 19:3

3 "I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak with my father about you; if I find out anything, then I will tell you."

1 Samuel 19:5

5 "For he took his life in his hand and struck the Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great deliverance for all Israel; you saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death without a cause?"

1 Samuel 19:17

17 So Saul said to Michal, "Why have you deceived me like this and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?" And Michal said to Saul, "He said to me, 'Let me go! Why should I put you to death?' "

1 Samuel 20:1

1 Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said to Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my iniquity? And what is my sin before your father, that he is seeking my life?"

1 Samuel 20:4

4 Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."

1 Samuel 20:8

8 "Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if there is iniquity in me, put me to death yourself; for why then should you bring me to your father?"

1 Samuel 20:10

10 Then David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?"

1 Samuel 20:32

32 But Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?"

1 Samuel 21:3

3 "Now therefore, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found."

1 Samuel 21:14

14 Then Achish said to his servants, "Behold, you see the man behaving as a madman. Why do you bring him to me?

1 Samuel 22:3

3 And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me."

1 Samuel 22:13

13 Saul then said to him, "Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me, in that you have given him bread and a sword and have inquired of God for him, so that he would rise up against me by lying in ambush as it is this day?"

1 Samuel 24:9

9 David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men, saying, 'Behold, David seeks to harm you'?

1 Samuel 25:17

17 "Now therefore, know and consider what you should do, for evil is plotted against our master and against all his household; and he is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him."

1 Samuel 26:15

15 So David said to Abner, "Are you not a man? And who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not guarded your lord the king? For one of the people came to destroy the king your lord .

1 Samuel 26:18

18 He also said, "Why then is my lord pursuing his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

1 Samuel 27:5

5 Then David said to Achish, "If now I have found favor in your sight, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?"

1 Samuel 28:9

9 But the woman said to him, "Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who are mediums and spiritists from the land. Why are you then laying a snare for my life to bring about my death?"

1 Samuel 28:12

12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, "Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul."

1 Samuel 28:13

13 The king said to her, "Do not be afraid; but what do you see?" And the woman said to Saul, "I see a divine being coming up out of the earth."

1 Samuel 28:14

14 He said to her, "What is his form?" And she said, "An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped with a robe." And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and did homage.

1 Samuel 28:15

15 Then Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" And Saul answered, "I am greatly distressed; for the Philistines are waging war against me, and God has departed from me and no longer answers me, either through prophets or by dreams; therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I should do."

1 Samuel 28:16

16 Samuel said, "Why then do you ask me, since the LORD has departed from you and has become your adversary?

1 Samuel 29:3

3 Then the commanders of the Philistines said, "What are these Hebrews doing here?" And Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, "Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault in him from the day he deserted to me to this day?"

1 Samuel 29:4

4 But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him, and the commanders of the Philistines said to him, "Make the man go back, that he may return to his place where you have assigned him, and do not let him go down to battle with us, or in the battle he may become an adversary to us. For with what could this man make himself acceptable to his lord ? Would it not be with the heads of these men?

1 Samuel 29:8

8 David said to Achish, "But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant from the day when I came before you to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?"