In fact, he was so reluctant to do what the people demanded that Jehovah three times saw the need to tell him to listen to them.
(‏ ۱سمو ۸ :‏ ۷ ،‏ ۹ ،‏ ۲۲ )‏ با این حال سموئیل نسبت به جانشینش رنجش و ناراحتی به دل خود راه نداد .‏