Only (A)do not rebel against the Lord, (B)nor fear the people of the land, for (C)they[a] are our bread; their protection has departed from them, (D)and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 14:9 They shall be as food for our consumption.

Only do not rebel(A) against the Lord. And do not be afraid(B) of the people of the land,(C) because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with(D) us.(E) Do not be afraid of them.”(F)

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42 (A)Do not go up, lest you be defeated by your enemies, for the Lord is not among you.

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42 Do not go up, because the Lord is not with you. You will be defeated by your enemies,(A)

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43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and you shall fall by the sword; (A)because you have turned away from the Lord, the Lord will not be with you.”

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43 for the Amalekites(A) and the Canaanites(B) will face you there. Because you have turned away from the Lord, he will not be with you(C) and you will fall by the sword.”

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12 (A)Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because (B)they have become doomed to destruction. Neither will I be with you anymore, unless you destroy the accursed from among you.

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12 That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies;(A) they turn their backs(B) and run(C) because they have been made liable to destruction.(D) I will not be with you anymore(E) unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction.

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A Distressing Spirit Troubles Saul

14 (A)But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and (B)a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him.

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David in Saul’s Service

14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed(A) from Saul, and an evil[a] spirit(B) from the Lord tormented him.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 16:14 Or and a harmful; similarly in verses 15, 16 and 23

12 Now Saul was (A)afraid of David, because (B)the Lord was with him, but had (C)departed from Saul.

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12 Saul was afraid(A) of David, because the Lord(B) was with(C) David but had departed from(D) Saul.

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15 Now Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you (A)disturbed me by bringing me up?”

And Saul answered, “I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and (B)God has departed from me and (C)does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may reveal to me what I should do.”

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15 Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?”

“I am in great distress,” Saul said. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has departed(A) from me. He no longer answers(B) me, either by prophets or by dreams.(C) So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”

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16 Then Samuel said: “So why do you ask me, seeing the Lord has departed from you and has become your enemy?

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16 Samuel said, “Why do you consult me, now that the Lord has departed from you and become your enemy?

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And he went out [a]to meet Asa, and said to him: “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. (A)The Lord is with you while you are with Him. (B)If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but (C)if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 15:2 Lit. before

He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you(A) when you are with him.(B) If you seek(C) him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.(D)

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