1 Samuel 15:24-25

15:24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the Lord commanded 1  and what you said as well. 2  For I was afraid of the army, and I followed their wishes. 3  15:25 Now please forgive my sin! Go back with me so I can worship 4  the Lord.”

1 Samuel 15:30

15:30 Saul 5  again replied, “I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel. Go back with me so I may worship the Lord your God.”

1 tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.”

2 tn Heb “and your words.”

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

4 tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose/result.

5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.