1SA 15:31 Parallel View

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UST So Samuel finally agreed to do that, and they went together back to where the people were, and Saul worshiped Yahweh there.

BSB § So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.

OEB So Samuel turned back and followed Saul, while Saul worshipped the Lord.

WEB So Samuel went back with Saul; and Saul worshiped Yahweh.

WMB So Samuel went back with Saul; and Saul worshiped the LORD.

NET So Samuel followed Saul back, and Saul worshiped the Lord.

LSV And Samuel turns back after Saul, and Saul bows himself to YHWH;

FBV So Samuel went back with Saul after all, and Saul worshiped the Lord.

T4T So Samuel finally agreed to do that, and they went together back to where the people were, and Saul worshiped Yahweh there.

LEB So Samuel returned after Saul, and Saul worshiped[fn] Yahweh.

?:? Literally “bowed down to”

BBE So Samuel went back after Saul, and Saul gave worship to the Lord.

MOF No MOF 1SA book available

JPS So Samuel returned after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD.

ASV So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped Jehovah.

DRA So Samuel turned again after Saul: and Saul adored the Lord.

YLT And Samuel turneth back after Saul, and Saul boweth himself to Jehovah;

DBY So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped Jehovah.

RV So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD.

WBS So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshiped the LORD.

KJB So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD.

BB And so Samuel turned againe, and folowed Saul: and Saul worshipped the Lorde.
(And so Samuel turned again, and followed Saul: and Saul worshipped the Lord.)

GNV So Samuel turned againe, and followed Saul: and Saul worshipped the Lord.
(So Samuel turned again, and followed Saul: and Saul worshipped the Lord. )

CB So Samuel turned agayne after Saul, that Saul mighte worshippe the LORDE.
(So Samuel turned again after Saul, that Saul mighte worshippe the LORD.)

WYC Therfor Samuel turnede ayen, and suede Saul, and Saul worschipide the Lord.
(Therefore Samuel turned again, and followed Saul, and Saul worshipped the Lord.)

LUT Also kehrete Samuel um und folgte Saul nach, daß Saul den HErrn anbetete.
(So kehrete Samuel around/by/for and folgte Saul nach, that Saul the HErrn anbetete.)

CLV Reversus ergo Samuel secutus est Saulem: et adoravit Saul Dominum.
(Reversus ergo Samuel secutus it_is Saulem: and adoravit Saul Dominum. )

BRN So Samuel turned back after Saul, and he worshipped the Lord.

BrLXX Καὶ ἀνέστρεψε Σαμουὴλ ὀπίσω Σαοὺλ, καὶ προσεκύνησε τῷ Κυρίῳ.
(Kai anestrepse Samouaʸl opisō Saʼoul, kai prosekunaʸse tōi Kuriōi. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

God’s Change of Mind

Thirty-four times in the Old Testament, God is said to “change his mind” or “be sorry” (Hebrew nakham). What could this mean? Did he relent, or did he have pity? Was he sorry, or did he grieve?

One thing is clear: God never repents of sin or moral failure, because he is perfect (see 1 Sam 15:29; Num 23:19). He may “change his mind” regarding calamity or judgment that he initiated—that is, he may decide to stop it—in response to prayers of repentance (Jer 18:7-10; Joel 2:14; Jon 3:9-10), a human intercessor (Exod 32:11-14; Amos 7:2-6), or with no apparent human mediation (Judg 2:18; 2 Sam 24:16). On a few occasions, God is “sorry” about something he has already done, such as choosing Saul to be king (1 Sam 15:11, 35; cp. Gen 6:6). Yet God is not admitting past mistakes; he is expressing anguish over lives gone awry.

Theologians debate the degree to which God, who is all-wise and all-powerful, can “change his mind.” In the Bible, any language that refers to a change in God’s mind reflects a human perspective on God’s activity. Any change in God, therefore, is a change as humans experience him—a reflection of his unchanging love, mercy, faithfulness, and holy will. It does not suggest a change in God’s power, omniscience, foreknowledge, wisdom, or holiness.

Passages for Further Study

Gen 6:6-7; Exod 32:11-14; Num 23:19; Deut 32:36; 1 Sam 15:10-11, 29, 35; 2 Sam 24:15-16; Jer 4:28; 18:7-10; 26:2-19; Ezek 24:14; Joel 2:13-14; Amos 7:2-6; Jon 3:9–4:11

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