1 Samuel 15:1

Saul Is Rejected as King

15:1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “I was the one the Lord sent to anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now listen to what the Lord says.

1 Samuel 2:25

2:25 If a man sins against a man, one may appeal to God on his behalf. But if a man sins against the Lord, who then will intercede for him?” But Eli’s sons would not listen to their father, for the Lord had decided to kill them.


tn Heb “to the voice of the words of the Lord” (so KJV).

tn Heb “they”; the referent (Eli’s sons) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “desired.”