(ch. 6) had spoken consistently in the plural, of thy people or thy servants (e.g. vv. 26f., 34), and how God’s reply (below, v. 14) adopts the same mode of reference. Israel was not under the umbrella of its great leader to such an extent that individuals were absolved from the responsibility of making their own decisions before God. The record of the sacrifices made shows that prayer has not completely displaced sacrifice, in Chr.’s view, from its place within the cult. Different kinds of sacrifices