²⁶ But if he says, ‘I am not pleased with you,’ then I am ready; let him do to me whatever seems good to him.^(A)”

¹⁸ So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, “He is the Lord; let him do what is good in his eyes.”^(A)

⁹ Praise^(A) be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love^(B) for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice^(C) and righteousness.”

⁸ Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne^(A) as king to rule for the Lord your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king^(B) over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”

⁸ If the Lord is pleased with us,^(A) he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey,^(B) and will give it to us.^(C)

⁴¹ I will rejoice^(A) in doing them good^(B) and will assuredly plant^(C) them in this land with all my heart and soul.^(D)