1 Samuel 13:12

13:12 I thought, ¹  ‘Now the Philistines will come down on me at Gilgal and I have not sought the Lord’s favor.’ So I felt obligated ²  to offer the burnt offering.”

1 Samuel 15:31

15:31 So Samuel followed Saul back, and Saul worshiped the Lord.

1 Samuel 15:25

15:25 Now please forgive my sin! Go back with me so I can worship ³  the Lord.”

[13:12]  ¹ tn Heb “said.”

[13:12]  ² tn Or “I forced myself” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV, CEV); NAB “So in my anxiety I offered”; NIV “I felt compelled.”

[15:25]  ³ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose/result.