¹² Early in the morning, Samuel went out to meet Saul. Samuel was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel. He set up a monument there for himself, so he turned around and traveled on, going down to Gilgal.”^[a]

¹³ Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, “May you be blessed. I have fulfilled the command of the Lord.” ¹⁴ Samuel responded, “Then what is the bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen that I hear?”

¹² Early in the morning, Samuel went out to meet Saul. Samuel was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel. He set up a monument there for himself, so he turned around and traveled on, going down to Gilgal.”^[a]

¹³ Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, “May you be blessed. I have fulfilled the command of the Lord.” ¹⁴ Samuel responded, “Then what is the bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen that I hear?”