I thought,‘ The Philistines will now descend on me at Gilgal, and I haven’t sought the LORD’s favor.’ So I forced myself to offer the burnt offering.”

所以我心里说：恐怕我没有祷告耶和华。非利士人下到吉甲攻击我，我就勉强献上燔祭。”

我说：‘现在非利士人已经下到吉甲来攻击我，可是我还没有向耶和华祷告。’所以我就勉强献上燔祭。”

我说：‘现在非利士人已经下到吉甲来攻击我，可是我还没有向耶和华祷告。’所以我就勉强献上燔祭。”

我想非利士人就要到吉甲来攻打我们了，但我们还没有向耶和华求助，我迫不得已，就献上燔祭了。”

我心里想：‘非利士人现在就要下到吉甲来攻打我，我却还没有向耶和华求恩。’所以我就勉强自己把燔祭献上了。”

我就想：‘现在非利士人就要下到吉甲攻击我，而我还没有向耶和华求恩。’于是我迫不得已献上了燔祭。”

所以我心裏說：恐怕我沒有禱告耶和華。非利士人下到吉甲攻擊我，我就勉強獻上燔祭。」

我說：『現在非利士人已經下到吉甲來攻擊我，可是我還沒有向耶和華禱告。』所以我就勉強獻上燔祭。」

我說：『現在非利士人已經下到吉甲來攻擊我，可是我還沒有向耶和華禱告。』所以我就勉強獻上燔祭。」

我想非利士人就要到吉甲來攻打我們了，但我們還沒有向耶和華求助，我迫不得已，就獻上燔祭了。」

我心裡想：‘非利士人現在就要下到吉甲來攻打我，我卻還沒有向耶和華求恩。’所以我就勉強自己把燔祭獻上了。”

故此我心裏說：「非利士人這就會下吉甲來攻打我了，我又還沒求求永恆主的情面呢」，因此我便勉強把燔祭獻上了。』

我就想：『現在非利士人就要下到吉甲攻擊我，而我還沒有向耶和華求恩。』於是我迫不得已獻上了燔祭。」

則曰、非利士人必至吉甲攻我、而我未求耶和華恩施、故我強獻燔祭、

竊意非利士人必至吉甲、攻擊我眾、而我未禱耶和華、故我從權、而獻燔祭。

我思非利士人必至吉甲攻我、而我未祈禱主、故我從權從權或作勉強獻火焚祭、

I thought,‘ Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the Lord’s favor.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”

So I thought,‘ Now the Philistines will come down to attack me at Gilgal. And I haven’t asked the Lord for his blessing.’ So I felt I had to sacrifice the burnt offering.”

I said,‘ Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the Lord.’ So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering.”

So I said,‘ The Philistines are ready to march against us at Gilgal, and I haven’t even asked for the Lord’s help!’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering myself before you came.”

I thought,‘ Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not asked the favor of the Lord.’ So I worked up the courage and offered the burnt offering.”

then I said,‘ The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the Lord.’ Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.”

therefore said I, Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of Jehovah: I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt- offering.

I thought: The Philistines will now descend on me at Gilgal, and I haven’t sought the Lord’s favor. So I forced myself to offer the burnt offering.”

Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.

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

therefore I said,‘ Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven’t entreated the favor of Yahweh.’ I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering.”

One of Saul’s servants, detained before the LORD, was there that day. His name was Doeg the Edomite, chief of Saul’s shepherds.

Each person should do as he has decided in his heart— not reluctantly or out of compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver.

Jeroboam said to himself,“ The kingdom might now return to the house of David.If these people regularly go to offer sacrifices in the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem, the heart of these people will return to their lord, King Rehoboam of Judah. They will kill me and go back to the king of Judah.”

Say to God,“ How awe-inspiring are your works! Your enemies will cringe before you because of your great strength.

asking,“ When will the New Moon be over so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath, so we may market wheat? We can reduce the measure while increasing the price and cheat with dishonest scales.