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Berean Standard Bible

“Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.”

1 Samuel 15:1

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Samuel comes to Saul with a message from the Lord: God is sending Saul to carry out judgment on the Amalekites for what they did to Israel after the exodus.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.

World English Bible (WEB)

Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of Yahweh’s words.

King James Version (KJV)

Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Samuel said unto Saul, Jehovah sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Samuel said to Saul, The Lord sent me to put the holy oil on you and to make you king over his people, over Israel: so give ear now to the words of the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y SAMUEL dijo á Saúl: Jehová me envió á que te ungiese por rey sobre su pueblo Israel: oye pues la voz de las palabras de Jehová.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Un día Samuel le dijo a Saúl: «Te coroné rey de Israel porque el Señor me lo ordenó. Escucha lo que él quiere ahora.

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