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1 Samuel 15:11
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9 But Saul and the people aspared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and were unwilling to utterly destroy them. But everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed.  

Saul Rejected as King

10 Now the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,
11 a“I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has bturned back from following Me, cand has not performed My commandments.” And it dgrieved Samuel, and he cried out to the Lord all night.  
12 So when Samuel rose early in the morning to meet Saul, it was told Samuel, saying, “Saul went to aCarmel, and indeed, he set up a monument for himself; and he has gone on around, passed by, and gone down to Gilgal.”  
13 Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, a“Blessed are you of the Lord! I have performed the commandment of the Lord.”  
14 But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”
15 And Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites; afor the people spared the best of the sheep and the oxen, to sacrifice to the Lord your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.”  
16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Be quiet! And I will tell you what the Lord said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak on.”
17 So Samuel said, a“When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel?  
18 Now the Lord sent you on a mission, and said, ‘Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are1 consumed.’  
19 Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? Why did you swoop down on the1 spoil, and do evil in the sight of the Lord?”  
20 And Saul said to Samuel, a“But I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me, and brought back Agag king of Amalek; I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.  
21 aBut the people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.”  
22 So Samuel said:
a“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
As in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, bto obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed than the fat of rams. 
23 For rebellion is as the sin of1 witchcraft,
And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
aHe also has rejected you from being king.”  
24 aThen Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I bfeared the people and obeyed their voice.  
25 Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the Lord.”
26 But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, afor you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.”  
Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 15:11

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American Standard Version
It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And Samuel was wroth; and he cried unto Jehovah all night.

Amplified® Bible
I regret making Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not performed My commands. And Samuel was grieved {and} angry [with Saul], and he cried to the Lord all night.

Contemporary English Version
"Saul has stopped obeying me, and I'm sorry that I made him king." Samuel was angry, and he cried out in prayer to the LORD all night.

Darby English Version
It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned away from following me, and hath not fulfilled my words. And Samuel was much grieved; and he cried to Jehovah all night.

Good News Bible
"I am sorry that I made Saul king; he has turned away from me and disobeyed my commands." Samuel was angry, and all night long he pleaded with the LORD.

King James Version
It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.

New American Standard Bible
"I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not carried out My commands. And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all night."

New International Version
"I am grieved that I have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has not carried out my instructions." Samuel was troubled, and he cried out to the LORD all that night.

New King James Version
“I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments.” And it grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the LORD all night.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not carried out My commands." And Samuel felt distressed and cried out to the LORD all night.

Revised Standard Version
"I repent that I have made Saul king; for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments." And Samuel was angry; and he cried to the LORD all night.

Young's Literal Translation
`I have repented that I caused Saul to reign for king, for he hath turned back from after Me, and My words he hath not performed;' and it is displeasing to Samuel, and he crieth unto Jehovah all the night.


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