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NASB | 1 Samuel 15:11 "I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not carried out My commands." And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all night. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 15:11 "I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My commands." Samuel was angry [over Saul's failure] and he cried out to the LORD all night. |
Bible Question:
1 Chr 10:14 mentioned that Saul did not inquire of the Lord, thus he was killed. However, this conclusion contradicts to the description on 1 Sam 28:6. Can anyone explain? Your help is very much appreciated. Shalom Azure |
Bible Answer: Luke 18:1   Now He [the Lord Jesus] was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, I think the passage can be looked at in two ways to understand them as not contradictory. In the first place in both records Saul inquires of a medium. To inquire of a medium is not to inquire of the Lord. Saul did not inquire of the Lord when he inquired of a medium. The second way to look at it is that Saul did not persevere in prayer. He asked of the Lord once and then went to a medium. Samuel, Saul's mentor, is an example of persevering in prayer, He said, “Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way. (1 Sam. 12:23 ) Also, Samuel kept grieving before the Lord in prayer for the wayward Saul until the Lord in essence told him to stop. 1 Sam. 16:1 says,   "Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel?" So, (1) Saul did not inquire of the Lord in terms of persevering in prayer, and (2) Saul did not inquire of the Lord in that he chose inquiring of a medium after one failed attempt of inquiring of the Lord. |
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