1Sa 13:12 | NET2full | STEP | 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 .”

‏ 1 Samuel 13:12

12 I thought, ^{▼▼tn Heb “said.”} ‘Now the Philistines will come down on me at Gilgal and I have not sought the Lord’s favor.’ So I felt obligated ^{▼▼tn Or “I forced myself” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV, CEV); NAB “So in my anxiety I offered”; NIV “I felt compelled.”} to offer the burnt offering.”