⁷ And the Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people regarding all that they say to you, because ^(A)they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being King over them. ⁸ Like all the deeds which they have done since the day that I brought them up from Egypt even to this day—in that they have abandoned Me and served other gods—so they are doing to you as well. ⁹ Now then, listen to their voice; ^(B)however, you shall warn them strongly and tell them of ^(C)the ^[a]practice of the king who will reign over them.”

⁷ nor are they all children ^(A)because they are Abraham’s ^[a](B)descendants, but: “^[b](C)through Isaac your ^[c]descendants shall be named.” ⁸ That is, it is not the children of the flesh ^[d]who are ^(D)children of God, but the ^(E)children of the promise are regarded as ^[e](F)descendants.

¹⁷ By faith ^(A)Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and the one who had ^(B)received the promises was offering up his ^[a]only son; ¹⁸ it was he to whom it was said, “^(C)Through Isaac your ^[b]descendants shall be named.”