1 Samuel 15:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.”
1 Samuel 15:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 15:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 15:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected Yahweh’s word, he has also rejected you from being king.””
1 Samuel 15:23 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 15:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, he hath also rejected thee from being king. ”
1 Samuel 15:23 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 15:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for a sin of divination <FI>is<Fi> rebellion, and iniquity and teraphim <FI>is<Fi> stubbornness; because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, He also doth reject thee from <FI>being<Fi> king.'”
1 Samuel 15:23 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 15:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For rebellion is [as] the sin of divination, And selfwill is [as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, He hath also rejected thee from being king. ”
1 Samuel 15:23 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 15:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For rebellion is as the sinne of withcraft, and transgression is wickednesse and idolatrie. Because thou hast cast away the worde of the Lord, therefore hee hath cast away thee from being King.”
1 Samuel 15:23 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 15:23 in Context — 1 Samuel 15
21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in Gilgal.
22 And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord.
What Does 1 Samuel 15:23 Mean?
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