15:16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Wait a minute! 1 Let me tell you what the Lord said to me last night.” Saul 2 said to him, “Tell me.” 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 3 you as king over Israel.
1 tn Or perhaps “be quiet.”
2 tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew
tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “anointed.”