<p class="bodytext">But the people refused to heed Samuel&#8217;s warning.<n id="1" /> Instead they said, &#8220;No! There will be a king over us!

Why haven&#8217;t you obeyed<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc>? Instead you have greedily rushed upon the plunder! You have done what is wrong in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s estimation.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Saul accepted Jonathan&#8217;s advice<n id="1" /> and took an oath, &#8220;As surely as the <sc>Lordsc> lives, he will not be put to death.&#8221;

But if you don&#8217;t obey<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> and rebel against what the <sc>Lordsc> says, the hand of the <sc>Lordsc> will be against both you and your king.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Then Samuel said,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Does the <sc>Lordsc> take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrificesp> <p class="poetry">as much as he does in obedience?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Certainly,<n id="2" /> obedience<n id="3" /> is better than sacrifice;p> <p class="poetry">paying attention is better than<n id="4" /> the fat of rams.p>

<p class="bodytext">When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out loudly.<n id="1" /> The woman said to Saul, &#8220;Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!&#8221;

Now it&#8217;s your turn to listen to your servant! Let me set before you a bit of bread so that you can eat. When you regain your strength, you can go on your way.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">As Samuel was offering burnt offerings, the Philistines approached to do battle with Israel.<n id="1" /> But on that day the <sc>Lordsc> thundered loudly against the Philistines. He caused them to panic, and they were defeated by<n id="2" /> Israel.

The <sc>Lordsc> said to Samuel, &#8220;Do everything the people request of you.<n id="1" /> For it is not you that they have rejected, but it is me that they have rejected as their king.

<p class="bodytext">Then Saul said to Samuel, &#8220;But I have obeyed<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc>! I went on the campaign<n id="2" /> the <sc>Lordsc> sent me on. I brought back King Agag of the Amalekites after exterminating the Amalekites.

Since you did not obey the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> and did not carry out his fierce anger against the Amalekites, the <sc>Lordsc> has done this thing to you today.