13:13 Then Samuel said to Saul, “You have made a foolish choice! You have not obeyed 1 the commandment that the Lord your God gave 2 you. Had you done that, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever!
15:20 Then Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed 3 the Lord! I went on the campaign 4 the Lord sent me on. I brought back King Agag of the Amalekites after exterminating the Amalekites.
1 tn Or “kept.”
2 tn Heb “commanded.”
3 tn Heb “listened to the voice of the
4 tn Heb “journey.”