15:17 Samuel said, “Is it not true that when you were insignificant in your own eyes, you became head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord chose 1 you as king over Israel.
1 Samuel 24:17
24:17 He said to David, “You are more innocent 2 than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!
1 tnHeb “anointed.”
2 tn Or “righteous” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “you are in the right”; NLT “are a better man than I am.”