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1 Samuel 15:23
New King James Version
1 Samuel 15:23
New King James Version
23 For rebellion is as the sin of [a]witchcraft,
And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
(A)He also has rejected you from being king.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 15:23 divination
1 Samuel 15:23
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 15:23
New American Standard Bible
23 For rebellion is as reprehensible as the sin of (A)divination,
And insubordination is as reprehensible as (B)false religion and idolatry.
Since you have rejected the word of the Lord,
(C)He has also rejected you from being king.”
1 Samuel 15:23
Amplified Bible
1 Samuel 15:23
Amplified Bible
23
“For rebellion is as [serious as] the sin of divination (fortune-telling),
And disobedience is as [serious as] false religion and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
He also has rejected [a]you as king.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 15:23 The passage does not say that God rejected Saul, the man, but rejected his being king of Israel.
1 Samuel 15:23
New International Version
1 Samuel 15:23
New International Version
1 Samuel 15:23
King James Version
1 Samuel 15:23
King James Version
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
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