1 Samuel 15:25

But now, please forgive me for having sinned. And come back with me to where the people are in order that I may worship Yahweh.”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD.

In Context

24Then Saul said to Samuel, “ Yes, I have sinned. I disobeyed what you told me to do, which is what Yahweh commanded. I did that because I was ◄afraid of/worried about► what my men would say if I did not do what they wanted. So I did what they demanded.

26But Samuel replied, “No, I will not go back with you. You have rejected/disobeyed what Yahweh commanded you to do. So he has rejected you, and declared that you will no longer be the king of Israel. So I do not want to talk any more with you.”

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Cross References

2 Samuel 12:20Then David got up from the floor. He bathed himself, put lotions on his body, and put on other clothes, Then he went into Yahweh’s Sacred Tent and worshiped Yahweh. Then he went home. He asked his servants for some food. They gave him some, and he ate it.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 15:25-32

Saul's Dethronement Foretold. ( b. c. 1065.) 24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord , and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord . 26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord , and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. 27 And as Samuel turned about to go away,… Read the whole commentary →

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