Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 15:19
American Standard Version
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of Jehovah, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah?
Amplified® Bible
Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord, but swooped down upon the plunder and did evil in the Lord's sight?
Contemporary English Version
Why didn't you listen to the LORD? Why did you keep the animals and make him angry?"
Darby English Version
Why then didst thou not hearken to the voice of Jehovah, but didst fall upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of Jehovah?
Good News Bible
Why, then, did you not obey him? Why did you rush to grab the loot, and so do what displeases the LORD?"
King James Version
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
New American Standard Bible
"Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD, but rushed upon the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD?"
New International Version
Why did you not obey the LORD ? Why did you pounce on the plunder and do evil in the eyes of the LORD ?"
New King James Version
Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD? Why did you swoop down on the spoil, and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD, but rushed upon the spoil and did evil in the sight of the LORD?"
Revised Standard Version
Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD? Why did you swoop on the spoil, and do what was evil in the sight of the LORD?"
Young's Literal Translation
and why hast thou not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah -- and dost fly unto the spoil, and dost do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah?'
