他说：‘自从我领我民出埃及地以来，我未曾在以色列众支派中选择一城建造殿宇为我名的居所，也未曾拣选一人作我民以色列的君；

‘自从那日我领我百姓出埃及地以来，我未曾在以色列各支派中选择一城，在那里为我的名建造殿宇，也未曾拣选一人作我百姓以色列的君王。

‘自从那日我领我百姓出埃及地以来，我未曾在以色列各支派中选择一城，在那里为我的名建造殿宇，也未曾拣选一人作我百姓以色列的君王。

祂曾说，‘自从我把我的子民带出埃及以来，我并没有在以色列众支派中选出一座城建造殿宇作为我名所在之地，也没有选立一人做我以色列子民的君王。

‘自从我领我的子民从埃及地出来的那天，我没有在以色列众支派中，拣选一座城建造殿宇，使我的名留在那里；我也没有拣选一个人作领袖，统治我的子民以色列。

他說：『自從我領我民出埃及地以來，我未曾在以色列眾支派中選擇一城建造殿宇為我名的居所，也未曾揀選一人作我民以色列的君；

『自從那日我領我百姓出埃及地以來，我未曾在以色列各支派中選擇一城，在那裏為我的名建造殿宇，也未曾揀選一人作我百姓以色列的君王。

『自從那日我領我百姓出埃及地以來，我未曾在以色列各支派中選擇一城，在那裏為我的名建造殿宇，也未曾揀選一人作我百姓以色列的君王。

祂曾說，『自從我把我的子民帶出埃及以來，我並沒有在以色列眾支派中選出一座城建造殿宇作為我名所在之地，也沒有選立一人做我以色列子民的君王。

‘自從我領我的子民從埃及地出來的那天，我沒有在以色列眾支派中，揀選一座城建造殿宇，使我的名留在那裡；我也沒有揀選一個人作領袖，統治我的子民以色列。

「自從我領我人民出埃及地的日子以來、我都未曾從以色列眾族派中選擇一座城來建殿，讓我的名長在那裏；我也未曾揀選一個人作人君來管理我人民以色列；

彼曰、自我導我民出埃及地、於以色列支派中、我未嘗簡一邑以建室、為我寄名之所、亦未嘗簡一人、為我民以色列之君、

所許之言曰、自導以色列民出埃及以來、我未嘗於以色列支派中、遴選一邑、使人建殿、為籲我名之所、亦未嘗簡人、治我民以色列族、

自我導民出伊及地以來、未曾於以色列眾支派中、選一邑以建殿、使我名在彼、亦未選一人為我民以色列之君、

‘ Since the day I brought my people out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built so that my Name might be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over my people Israel.

‘ I brought my people out of Egypt. Since then, a temple for my Name has not been built. I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel for that purpose. And I have not chosen anyone to be ruler over my people Israel.

‘ Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, that my name might be there, and I chose no man as prince over my people Israel;

‘ From the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. Nor have I chosen a king to lead my people Israel.

“ Since the day I brought my people Israel out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city to build a temple in among any of the tribes of Israel, so that my name would be there, and I have not chosen a man to be ruler over my people Israel.

‘ Since the day that I brought My people from the land of Egypt, I did not choose a city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, so that My name might be there, nor did I choose a man to be the leader over My people Israel;

‘ since the day that I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that My name might be there, nor did I choose any man to be a ruler over My people Israel.

Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:

“ Since the day I brought My people Israel out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city to build a temple in among any of the tribes of Israel, so that My name would be there, and I have not chosen a man to be ruler over My people Israel.

Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:

He told David,‘ Since the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. Nor did I choose a man as leader of my people Israel.

‘ Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there and I chose no man to be prince over my people Israel;

要知道，自從我帶以色列子民出埃及的那天起直到今日，我從來沒有住過殿宇，我一直以帳幕為住所，到處遷移。在我與全體以色列子民走過的哪一個地方，我何曾對哪一個以色列士師，就是我吩咐要牧養我子民以色列的士師，說過這話：你們怎麼不為我建造一座香柏木的殿宇呢？』

撒母耳對掃羅說：「你做了愚蠢的事！你沒有遵守耶和華你的神所吩咐你的誡命。不然，耶和華就會堅立你在以色列的王權到永遠了；但如今，你的王權不會長久了，耶和華已經為自己找到一個合乎他心意的人，耶和華任命這人作他子民的領袖，因為你不遵守耶和華吩咐你的。」

撒母耳對全體民眾說：「你們看到耶和華所揀選的人了嗎？在全民中，實在沒有人能與他相比。」民眾都呼喊說：「願王萬歲！」

我的慈愛卻不會離開他，像離開在你面前所廢除的掃羅那樣。你的家和你的國必在我面前永遠堅固，你的王位必永遠堅立。』」

要知道，悖逆如同占卜的罪，頑梗就像拜偶像的惡。你既然厭棄耶和華的話，耶和華也厭棄你作王。」

主啊，求你垂聽！主啊，求你赦免！主啊，求你留心聽並且行動！我的神哪，為你自己的緣故，求你不要遲延，因為你的城和你的子民都是被稱為你名下的。」