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1 Samuel 3:18
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 3:18
New American Standard Bible
18 So Samuel told him [a]everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “(A)He is the Lord; let Him do [b]what seems good to Him.”
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- 1 Samuel 3:18 Lit all the words
- 1 Samuel 3:18 Lit the good in His eyes
1 Samuel 3:18
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1 Samuel 3:18
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18 So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, “He is the Lord; let him do what is good in his eyes.”(A)
1 Samuel 15:16-24
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1 Samuel 15:16-24
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16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop, and let me inform you of what the Lord said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak!”
17 So Samuel said, “[a]Is it not true, (A)though you were [b]insignificant in your own eyes, that you became the head of the tribes of Israel? For the Lord anointed you as king over Israel. 18 And the Lord sent you on a [c]mission, and said, ‘(B)Go and completely destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are eliminated.’ 19 Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? (C)Instead, you loudly rushed upon the spoils and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord!”
20 Then Saul said to Samuel, “(D)I did obey the voice of the Lord, for I went on the [d]mission on which the Lord sent me; and I have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have completely destroyed the Amalekites. 21 But (E)the people took some of the spoils, sheep and oxen, the choicest of the things designated for destruction, to sacrifice to the Lord your God at Gilgal.” 22 Samuel said,
“(F)Does the Lord have as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
As in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, (G)to obey is better than a sacrifice,
And to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as reprehensible as the sin of (H)divination,
And insubordination is as reprehensible as (I)false religion and idolatry.
Since you have rejected the word of the Lord,
(J)He has also rejected you from being king.”
24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “(K)I have sinned, for (L)I have violated the [e]command of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice.
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- 1 Samuel 15:17 Or Though you were..., did you not become
- 1 Samuel 15:17 Lit small
- 1 Samuel 15:18 Lit way
- 1 Samuel 15:20 Lit way
- 1 Samuel 15:24 Lit mouth
1 Samuel 15:16-24
New International Version
1 Samuel 15:16-24
New International Version
16 “Enough!” Samuel said to Saul. “Let me tell you what the Lord said to me last night.”
“Tell me,” Saul replied.
17 Samuel said, “Although you were once small(A) in your own eyes, did you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel. 18 And he sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; wage war against them until you have wiped them out.’ 19 Why did you not obey the Lord? Why did you pounce on the plunder(B) and do evil in the eyes of the Lord?”
20 “But I did obey(C) the Lord,” Saul said. “I went on the mission the Lord assigned me. I completely destroyed the Amalekites and brought back Agag their king. 21 The soldiers took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of what was devoted to God, in order to sacrifice them to the Lord your God at Gilgal.”
22 But Samuel replied:
“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?
To obey is better than sacrifice,(D)
and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination,(E)
and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected(F) the word of the Lord,
he has rejected you as king.”
24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned.(G) I violated(H) the Lord’s command and your instructions. I was afraid(I) of the men and so I gave in to them.
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