3二 在这章里撒母耳对扫罗说,“悖逆与行邪术的罪相等;顽梗与拜虚神和家神相同;”(23上;)行邪术就是接触邪灵;扫罗所作背叛神的事,就像这行邪术的罪;扫罗不服神,并在事实上成了神的仇敌;结果他失去了君王职分。
3B In this chapter Samuel told Saul, "Rebellion is like the sin of divination, / And insubordination is like idolatry and teraphim" (v. 23a); to practice divination is to have contact with evil spirits; what Saul did in rebelling against God was like this sin of divination; he was not subordinate to God and in fact became an enemy to God; as a result, he lost his kingship.