1 Samuel 10:16

10:16 Saul said to his uncle, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul ¹  did not tell him what Samuel had said about the matter of kingship.

1 Samuel 12:9

12:9 “But they forgot the Lord their God, so he gave ²  them into the hand of Sisera, the general in command of Hazor’s ³  army, ⁴  and into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

1 Samuel 13:13

13:13 Then Samuel said to Saul, “You have made a foolish choice! You have not obeyed ⁵  the commandment that the Lord your God gave ⁶  you. Had you done that, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever!

1 Samuel 15:20

15:20 Then Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed ⁷  the Lord! I went on the campaign ⁸  the Lord sent me on. I brought back King Agag of the Amalekites after exterminating the Amalekites.

[10:16]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:9]  ² tn Heb “sold” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “he allowed them to fall into the clutches of Sisera”; NLT “he let them be conquered by Sisera.”

[12:9]  ³ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[12:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “captain of the host of Hazor.”

[13:13]  ⁵ tn Or “kept.”

[13:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “commanded.”

[15:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “listened to the voice of the Lord.”

[15:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “journey.”