1 Samuel 15:13

1 Samuel 15:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)When Samuel reached him, Saul said, “The Lord bless you! I have carried out the Lord’s instructions.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed be you to the Lord. I have performed the commandment of the Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the Lord! I have performed the commandment of the Lord.”

Context of 1 Samuel 15:13

11“I regret that I made Saul king. He turned away from me and did not carry out my instructions.” Samuel was angry, and he prayed to the Lord all night. 12Early in the morning he got up to meet Saul. Samuel was told, “Saul went to Carmel to set up a monument in his honor. Then he left there and went to Gilgal.” Samuel came to Saul, who said, “The Lord bless you. I carried out the Lord’s instructions.” 14However, Samuel asked, “But what is this sound of sheep in my ears and this sound of cows that I hear?” 15Saul answered, “The army brought them from the Amalekites. They spared the best sheep and cows to sacrifice to the Lord your God. But the rest they claimed for God and destroyed.”

1 Samuel 15:13 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֥א שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל אֶל־שָׁא֑וּל וַיֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ שָׁא֗וּל בָּר֤וּךְ אַתָּה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה הֲקִימֹ֖תִי אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• thou of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I have performedקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• the commandmentדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 15:13

• 1 Samuel 13:10As he finished sacrificing the burnt offering, Samuel came, and Saul went to greet him.
• Genesis 14:19He blessed Abram, and said, “Blessed is Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth.
• Judges 17:2He told his mother, “You were upset about the 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you. I even heard you put a curse on them. Here’s the silver. I took it!” His mother said, “The Lord bless you, my son!”
• Ruth 3:10Boaz replied, “May the Lord bless you, my daughter. This last kindness—that you didn’t go after the younger men, whether rich or poor—is better than the first.
• 1 Samuel 15:9Saul and the army spared Agag and the best sheep and cows, the fattened animals, the lambs, and all the best ⌞property⌟. The army refused to claim them for God by destroying them. But everything that was worthless and weak the army did claim for God and destroy.
• Genesis 3:12The man answered, “That woman, the one you gave me, gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
• Proverbs 27:2Praise should come from another person and not from your own mouth, from a stranger and not from your own lips.
• Proverbs 28:13Whoever covers over his sins does not prosper. Whoever confesses and abandons them receives compassion.
• Proverbs 30:13A certain kind of person looks around arrogantly and is conceited.
• Proverbs 31:31Reward her for what she has done, and let her achievements praise her at the city gates.”
• Luke 17:10That’s the way it is with you. When you’ve done everything you’re ordered to do, say, ‘We’re worthless servants. We’ve only done our duty.’ ”
• Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood up and prayed, ‘God, I thank you that I’m not like other people! I’m not a robber or a dishonest person. I haven’t committed adultery. I’m not even like this tax collector.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 15:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Gilgal being within 15 miles of Ramah, Samuel might easily have come from Ramah that morning. Self-will and rashness had hitherto been Saul‘s chief faults. He now seems to add falsehood and hypocrisy.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. 13I have carried out the LORD’s instructions: Compare with 1 Samuel 15:3. Saul believed his actions were justified (1 Samuel 15:15; compare with Leviticus 22:19). However, Samuel exposed Saul’s false excuse (1 Samuel 15:17–19). Samuel then carried out God’s command himself (1 Samuel 15:32–33).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-2313-23. Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord--Saul was either blinded by a partial and delusive self-love, or he was, in his declaration to Samuel, acting the part of a bold and artful hypocrite. He professed to have fulfilled the divine command, and that the blame of any defects in the execution lay with the people. Samuel saw the real state of the case, and in discharge of the commission he had…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 15:13

• Agency
• Amalekites
• Falsehood
• Gilgal
• Minister, Christian
• Presumption
• Repentance
• Rulers
• Self-Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Samuel
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Agag
• Better
• Chief
• Pardon
• Reject
• Skirt
• Arabia

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