1 Samuel 7:6

7:6 After they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the Lord. They fasted on that day, and they confessed¹ there, “We have sinned against the Lord.” So Samuel led² the people of Israel at Mizpah.

1 Samuel 12:20

12:20 Then Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed sinned.³ However, don’t turn aside from the Lord. Serve the Lord with all your heart.

1 Samuel 15:24

15:24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the Lord commanded⁴ and what you said as well.⁵ For I was afraid of the army, and I followed their wishes.⁶

1 Samuel 15:30

15:30 Saul⁷ 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 Samuel 20:1

Jonathan Seeks to Protect David

20:1 David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked,⁸ “What have I done? What is my offense?⁹ How have I sinned before your father? For he is seeking my life!”

1 Samuel 26:21

26:21 Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won’t harm you, for you treated my life with value¹⁰ this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!”¹¹

¹tn Heb “said.”

²tn Heb “judged”; NAB “began to judge”; TEV “settled disputes among.”

³tn Heb “you have done all this evil.”

⁴tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.”

⁵tn Heb “and your words.”

⁶tn Heb “and I listened to their voice.”

⁷tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸tn Heb “and he came and said before Jonathan.”

⁹tn Heb “What is my guilt?”

¹⁰tn Heb “my life was valuable in your eyes.”

¹¹tn Heb “and I have erred very greatly.”