¹² But God said to Abraham, “Be not displeased because of the boy and because of your slave woman. Whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for ^(A)through Isaac shall your offspring be named.

¹⁸ of whom it was said, ^(A)“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”

⁷ and not all are children of Abraham ^(A)because they are his offspring, but ^(B)“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” ⁸ This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but ^(C)the children of the promise are counted as offspring.

¹⁹ God said, “No, but ^(A)Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name ^(B)Isaac.^[a] I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.

⁹ Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them ^(A)and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.”

⁷ And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, ^(A)for they have not rejected you, ^(B)but they have rejected me from being king over them.

²¹ But ^(A)I will establish my covenant with Isaac, ^(B)whom Sarah shall bear to you at this time next year.”