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NASB | 1 Samuel 13:13 Samuel said to Saul, "You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, for now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 13:13 Samuel said to Saul, "You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, for [if you had obeyed] the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. |
Bible Question:
1 Samuel 35 reads: 35 Until the day Samuel died, he did not go to see Saul again, though Samuel mourned for him. And the LORD was grieved that he had made Saul king over Israel. (NIV) The King James Version puts it this way: And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. My question is related to the last part of this verse. "The LORD REPENTED that he had made Saul king over Isreal." The word "repent" to me, signifies that a mistake has been made. But we all know that God dosen't make mistakes. So why is God, who dosen't make mistakes, repenting? What do you all make of this passage? Sean |
Bible Answer: A single hebrew word in manuscript sometimes has different meaning, "repented" in that passages was rightly translated "grieved" to be sorry. God is not a man:(king james) NuĀ 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? As we can see, the same translated stated that God is not a man "that should repent". If we see confusion in translations we can seek for help to understands some word that seems not clear to us. may I recommend some site that would be a big help for us, you can find study tools that can help you understand translations. www.crosswalk.com God bless, |