1 Samuel 15:25 (DBY)

Passage

And now, I pray thee, forgive my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is [as] the sin of divination, And selfwill is [as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, He hath also rejected thee from being king.

1 Samuel 15:24 And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of Jehovah, and thy words; for I feared the people, and hearkened to their voice.

1 Samuel 15:25 And now, I pray thee, forgive my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah.

1 Samuel 15:26 And Samuel said to Saul, I will not turn again with thee; for thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah has rejected thee from being king over Israel.

1 Samuel 15:27 And as Samuel turned to go away, [Saul] laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pray", "thee", "forgive", "turn", "again", "worship", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pray" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "And Saul said to Samuel I have..." into verse 26's "And Samuel said to Saul I will...", so "pray" and "thee" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "pray" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.