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.”
15:26 Samuel said to Saul, “I will not go back with you, for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel!”
1 tn Heb “the mouth of the
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.