1 Samuel 15:12

1 Samuel 15:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
• New International Version (NIV)Early in the morning Samuel got up and went to meet Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel. There he has set up a monument in his own honor and has turned and gone on down to Gilgal.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, "Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself and turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when Samuel rose early in the morning to meet Saul, it was told Samuel, saying, “Saul went to Carmel, and indeed, he set up a monument for himself; and he has gone on around, passed by, and gone down to Gilgal.”

Context of 1 Samuel 15:12

10Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, 11“I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My commands.” Samuel was angry [over Saul’s failure] and he cried out to the Lord all night. When Samuel got up early in the morning to meet Saul, he was told, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up for himself a monument [commemorating his victory], then he turned and went on and went down to Gilgal.” 13So Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the Lord. I have carried out the command of the Lord.” 14But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”

1 Samuel 15:12 word by word

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧ם שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל לִקְרַ֥את שָׁא֖וּל בַּבֹּ֑קֶר וַיֻּגַּ֨ד לִשְׁמוּאֵ֜ל לֵאמֹ֗ר בָּֽא־שָׁא֤וּל הַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ וְהִנֵּ֨ה מַצִּ֥יב לוֹ֙ יָ֔ד וַיִּסֹּב֙ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר וַיֵּ֖רֶד הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• rose earlyשָׁכַםshâkam · to riseH7925
• to meetקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• it was toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Carmelכַּרְמֶלkarmel · CarmelH3760
• and, behold, he set him upנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
• a placeיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• and is gone aboutסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• and passed onעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• and gone downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgâl · GilgalH1537

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 15:12

• 1 Samuel 25:2Now there was a man in Maon whose business and possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very rich. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats, and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel
• Joshua 15:55Maon, Carmel and Ziph and Juttah,
• 1 Kings 18:42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down to the earth and put his face between his knees,
• 1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and he named it Ebenezer (stone of help), saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”
• Joshua 4:8So the [twelve men chosen from the] sons of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had spoken to Joshua; and they carried them over with them to the place where they were spending the night and put them down there.
• 2 Samuel 18:18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself a memorial pillar which is in the King’s Valley, for he said, “I have no son to keep my name in remembrance.” He named the memorial pillar after himself, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 15:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12He set him up a place - Literally, a hand, יד yad . Some say it was a monument; others, a triumphal arch: probably it was no more than a hand, pointing out the place where Saul had gained the victory. Absalom's pillar is called the hand of Absalom, 2 Samuel 18:18.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12A place - Rather, “a monument.” The Hebrew word יד yâd means a “hand,” but is used in the sense of “monument,” or “trophy,” in 2 Samuel 18:18, where we are told that the marble pillar which Absalom set up in his lifetime, was called “Yad Absalom.” Carmel - (see the marginal reference) would be on Saul‘s line of march on his return from the country of the Amalekites, more especially if he came from the neighborhood of Akaba.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-23Verses 10-23 Repentance in God is not a change of mind, as it is in us, but a change of method. The change was in Saul; "He is turned back from following me." Hereby he made God his enemy. Samuel spent a whole night in pleading for Saul. The rejection of sinners is the grief of believers: God delights not in their death, nor should we. Saul boasts to Samuel of his obedience. Thus sinners think, by justifying themselves, to escape being judged of the Lord…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Carmel was a town near Hebron in southern Judah. Saul celebrated his achievements by building a monument to himself, but he actually deserved shame (1 Samuel 15:16–19). Gilgal: See 1 Samuel 13:4.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Saul came to Carmel--in the south of Judah (Jos 15:55; 1Sa 25:2). he set him up a place--that is, a pillar (2Sa 18:18); literally, a hand, indicating that whatever was the form of the monument, it was surmounted, according to the ancient fashion, by the figure of a hand, the symbol of power and energy. The erection of this vainglorious trophy was an additional act of disobedience. His pride had overborne his sense of duty in first raising this…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 15:12

• Agency
• Amalekites
• Carmel
• Falsehood
• Gilgal
• Minister, Christian
• Presumption
• Repentance
• Rising
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Carmel
• Gilgal
• Samuel
• Saul
• Carmel, Mount Carmel
• Paul, Saul
• Agag
• Better
• Chief
• Pardon

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings