God, haven’t you rejected us? God, you do not march out with our armies.

神啊，你不是丢弃了我们吗？神啊，你不和我们的军兵同去吗？

上帝啊，你真的丢弃了我们吗？上帝啊，你不和我们的军队同去吗？

神啊，你真的丢弃了我们吗？神啊，你不和我们的军队同去吗？

上帝啊，你抛弃了我们吗？不再和我们的军队一同出战了吗？

神啊！你不是把我们丢弃了吗？神啊！你不和我们的军队一同出战吗？

神哪，你不会抛弃了我们吧？神哪，你不与我们的队伍一同出征吗？

神啊，你不是丟棄了我們嗎？神啊，你不和我們的軍兵同去嗎？

上帝啊，你真的丟棄了我們嗎？上帝啊，你不和我們的軍隊同去嗎？

神啊，你真的丟棄了我們嗎？神啊，你不和我們的軍隊同去嗎？

上帝啊，你拋棄了我們嗎？不再和我們的軍隊一同出戰了嗎？

神啊！你不是把我們丟棄了嗎？神啊！你不和我們的軍隊一同出戰嗎？

上帝啊，不是你把我們屏棄了麼？上帝啊，你不在我們軍隊中去出戰了！

神哪，你不會拋棄了我們吧？神哪，你不與我們的隊伍一同出征嗎？

上帝歟、爾非棄我乎、上帝歟、爾不與我軍偕出兮、

惟爾上帝、素棄我躬、惟爾上帝、今率予軍旅兮。

豈非天主乎、現今主竟棄絕我儕、不率我軍旅出徵、

摩瓦作盤。夷東置屩。菲莉之野。供我歡躍。

Is it not you, God, you who have now rejected us and no longer go out with our armies?

God, isn’t it you, even though you have now turned away from us? Isn’t it you, even though you don’t lead our armies into battle anymore?

Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go forth, O God, with our armies.

Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies?

Have You Yourself not rejected us, God? And will You not go out with our armies, God?

Is it not You, O God, who cast us off? And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies?

Hast not thou, O God, cast us off? And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.

God, haven’t You rejected us? God, You do not march out with our armies.

[ Wilt] not thou, O God,[ which] hadst cast us off? and[ thou], O God,[ which] didst not go out with our armies?

Have you not rejected us, O God? O God, you do not go into battle with our armies.

Haven’t you, God, rejected us? You don’t go out with our armies, God.

God, haven’t you rejected us? God, you do not march out with our armies.

This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you what is set apart.

God, you have rejected us; you have broken us down; you have been angry. Restore us!

“ But the LORD said to me,‘ Tell them: Don’t go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from being defeated by your enemies.’

The Philistines heard the sound of the war cry and asked,“ What’s this loud shout in the Hebrews’ camp?” When the Philistines discovered that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,they panicked.“ A god has entered their camp!” they said.“ Woe to us! Nothing like this has happened before.

Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was severe— thirty thousand of the Israelite foot soldiers fell.The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

The Philistines fought against Israel, and Israel’s men fled from them. Many were killed on Mount Gilboa.The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers spotted him and severely wounded him.Then Saul said to his armor-bearer,“ Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me.” But his armor-bearer would not do it because he was terrified. Then Saul took his sword and fell on it.When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died.So Saul and his three sons died— his whole house died together.When all the men of Israel in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. So the Philistines came and settled in them.The next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons dead on Mount Gilboa.They stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to spread the good news to their idols and the people.Then they put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his skull in the temple of Dagon.When all Jabesh-gilead heard of everything the Philistines had done to Saul,all their brave men set out and retrieved the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD because he did not keep the LORD’s word. He even consulted a medium for guidance,but he did not inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses, but we take pride in the name of the LORD our God.

On that day you will say:“ I will give thanks to you, LORD, although you were angry with me. Your anger has turned away, and you have comforted me.Indeed, God is my salvation; I will trust him and not be afraid, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation.”

“ Have you not noticed what these people have said? They say,‘ The LORD has rejected the two families he had chosen.’ My people are treated with contempt and no longer regarded as a nation among them.This is what the LORD says: If I do not keep my covenant with the day and with the night, and if I fail to establish the fixed order of heaven and earth,then I might also reject the descendants of Jacob and of my servant David. That is, I would not take rulers from his descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But in fact, I will restore their fortunes and have compassion on them.”

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will wait for him.

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in nobles.All the nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I destroyed them.

Through you we drive back our foes; through your name we trample our enemies.For I do not trust in my bow, and my sword does not bring me victory.But you give us victory over our foes and let those who hate us be disgraced.We boast in God all day long; we will praise your name forever. SelahBut you have rejected and humiliated us; you do not march out with our armies.

For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.’