1 Samuel 13:8-14
Christian Standard Bible
8 He waited seven days for the appointed time that Samuel had set,(A) but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal, and the troops were deserting him. 9 So Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.” Then he offered the burnt offering.
10 Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. So Saul went out to greet him, 11 and Samuel asked, “What have you done?”
Saul answered, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me and you didn’t come within the appointed days and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash, 12 I thought, ‘The Philistines will now descend on me at Gilgal, and I haven’t sought the Lord’s favor.’ So I forced myself to offer the burnt offering.”
13 Samuel said to Saul, “You have been foolish.(B) You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you.(C) It was at this time that the Lord would have permanently established your reign over Israel,(D) 14 but now your reign will not endure.(E) The Lord has found a man after his own heart,[a](F) and the Lord has appointed him as ruler over his people, because you have not done what the Lord commanded.”
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- 13:14 Lit man according to his heart
1 Samuel 13:8-14
Common English Bible
8 He waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal, and his troops began to desert. 9 So Saul ordered, “Bring me the entirely burned offering and the well-being sacrifices.” Then he offered the entirely burned offering.
10 The very moment Saul finished offering up the entirely burned offering, Samuel arrived. Saul went out to meet him and welcome him. 11 But Samuel said, “What have you done?”
“I saw that my troops were deserting,” Saul replied. “You hadn’t arrived by the appointed time, and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash. 12 I thought, The Philistines are about to march against me at Gilgal and I haven’t yet sought the Lord’s favor. So I took control of myself[a] and offered the entirely burned offering.”
13 “How stupid of you to have broken the commands the Lord your God gave you!” Samuel told Saul. “The Lord would have established your rule over Israel forever, 14 but now your rule won’t last. The Lord will search for a man following the Lord’s own heart,[b] and the Lord will commission him as leader over God’s people, because you didn’t keep the Lord’s command.”
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- 1 Samuel 13:12 Or forced myself; Heb uncertain
- 1 Samuel 13:14 Or a man loyal to the Lord
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