English Standard Version
1 Samuel 15:35
35And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.
1 Samuel 15:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)Until the day Samuel died, he did not go to see Saul again, though Samuel mourned for him. And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Samuel went no more to see Saul until the day of his death. Nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul, and the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Samuel never went to meet with Saul again, but he mourned constantly for him. And the Lord was sorry he had ever made Saul king of Israel.
Context of 1 Samuel 15:35
33And Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the Lord in Gilgal. 34Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul. And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.
Read all of 1 Samuel 151 Samuel 15:35 word by word
וְלֹא־יָסַ֨ף שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל לִרְא֤וֹת אֶת־שָׁאוּל֙ עַד־י֣וֹם מוֹת֔וֹ כִּֽי־הִתְאַבֵּ֥ל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל אֶל־שָׁא֑וּל וַיהוָ֣ה נִחָ֔ם כִּֽי־הִמְלִ֥יךְ אֶת־שָׁא֖וּל עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
- came no moreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
- to seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
- until the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of his deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
- neverthelessכִּיkîy · forH3588
- mournedאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
- and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- repentedנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: relentH5162
- kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
- over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 15:35
- 1 Samuel 19:24And he too stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and lay naked all that day and all that night. Thus it is said, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"
- 1 Samuel 15:11"I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments." And Samuel was angry, and he cried to the Lord all night.
- 1 Samuel 16:1The Lord said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons."
- Psalms 119:136My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.
- Jeremiah 9:1Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
- Romans 9:2that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
- Philippians 3:18For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.
- Genesis 6:6And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 15:35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35And Samuel came no more to see Saul - But we read, 1 Samuel 19:22-24, that Saul went to see Samuel at Naioth, but this does not affect what is said here. From this time Samuel had no connection with Saul; he never more acknowledged him as king; he mourned and prayed for him, and continued to perform his prophetic functions at Ramah, and at Naioth, superintending the school of the prophets in that place.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Samuel came no more - In the sense of visiting or conversing on public affairs.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-35Verses 32-35 Many think the bitterness of death is past when it is not gone by; they put that evil day far from them, which is very near. Samuel calls Agag to account for his own sins. He followed the example of his ancestors' cruelty, justly therefore is all the righteous blood shed by Amalek required. Saul seems unconcerned at the token of God's displeasure which he lay under, yet Samuel mourns day and night for him. Jerusalem was carnally secure while…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35The verb phrase mourned usually means grieving over someone's death. Although Saul was still alive, his rule as king was ending. Samuel might have been grieving due to personal attachment to Saul, feeling like he failed, or worrying that Israel's situation would worsen. the LORD regretted: See “God’s Change of Mind” Theme Note.Read the comment
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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
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