1 Samuel 15:13-14

15:13 When Samuel came to him, ¹  Saul said to him, “May the Lord bless you! I have done what the Lord said.”

15:14 Samuel replied, “If that is the case, ²  then what is this sound of sheep in my ears and the sound of cattle that I hear?”

1 Samuel 15:19

15:19 Why haven’t you obeyed ³  the Lord? Instead you have greedily rushed upon the plunder! You have done what is wrong in the Lord’s estimation.” ⁴ 

1 Samuel 15:24

15:24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the Lord commanded ⁵  and what you said as well. ⁶  For I was afraid of the army, and I followed their wishes. ⁷ 

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¹ tn Heb “to Saul.”

² tn The words “if that is the case” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Heb “listened to the voice of the Lord.”

⁴ tn Heb “you have done what is evil in the eyes of the Lord.”

⁵ tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.”

⁶ tn Heb “and your words.”

⁷ tn Heb “and I listened to their voice.”