B. Separation of Samuel and Saul 34–35a 1. Departure of Samuel for Ramah 34a 2. Departure of Saul for Gibeah 34b 3. Finality of the separation: Samuel’s grief over Saul 35a C. Attitude of God: regret over Saul’s kingship 35b Textual Issues 15:29 The NRSV (with LXX and 4QSama) opts for “will not recant”; McCarter, staying with MT “deceive,” notes the possible confusion of the relevant letters in the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C.E. (p. 264). 15:32 The word for Agag’s situation is susceptible to various
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