1 Samuel 15:1

1 Samuel 15:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Samuel said to Saul, “I am the one the Lord sent to anoint you king over his people Israel; so listen now to the message from the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Samuel said to Saul, "The Lord sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore listen to the words of the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)One day Samuel said to Saul, “It was the Lord who told me to anoint you as king of his people, Israel. Now listen to this message from the Lord!

Context of 1 Samuel 15:1

Samuel also said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the Lord. 2Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt. 3Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’ ”

1 Samuel 15:1 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל אֹתִ֨י שָׁלַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ לִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣ לְמֶ֔לֶךְ עַל־עַמּ֖וֹ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעַתָּ֣ה שְׁמַ֔ע לְק֖וֹל דִּבְרֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• also saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• me to anointמָשַׁחmâshach · to anointH4886
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• over his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• now therefore hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thou unto the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: messageH6963
• of the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 15:1

• 1 Samuel 15:17So Samuel said, “When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel?
• 1 Samuel 9:16“Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
• 1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said: “Is it not because the Lord has anointed you commander over His inheritance?
• 1 Samuel 15:16Then Samuel said to Saul, “Be quiet! And I will tell you what the Lord said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak on.”
• 1 Samuel 12:14If you fear the Lord and serve Him and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then both you and the king who reigns over you will continue following the Lord your God.
• 1 Samuel 13:13And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you. For now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.
• 2 Samuel 23:2“The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.
• 1 Chronicles 22:12Only may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
• Psalms 2:10Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 15:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The Lord sent me to anoint thee - This gave him a right to say what immediately follows.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The absence of all chronology or note of time is remarkable.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Saul sent to destroy Amalek. (1-9) Saul excuses and commends himself. (10-23) Saul's imperfect humiliation. (24-31) Agag put to death, Samuel and Saul part. (32-35) Verses 1-9 The sentence of condemnation against the Amalekites had gone forth long before, Ex 17:14; De 25:19, but they had been spared till they filled up the measure of their sins. We are sure that the righteous Lord does no injustice to any. The remembering the kindness of the ancestors of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-35After Saul disobeyed God by not completely destroying the Amalekites, God rejected him more strongly than before (see 1 Samuel 13:8–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61Sa 15:1-6. Saul Sent to Destroy Amalek. 1. Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee ...: now therefore hearken thou unto ... the Lord--Several years had been passed in successful military operations against troublesome neighbors. During these Saul had been left to act in a great measure at his own discretion as an independent prince. Now a second test is proposed of his possessing the character of a theocratic monarch in Israel; and in…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 15:1

• Agency
• Amalekites
• Anointing
• Church and State
• Falsehood
• Retaliation

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Samuel
• Saul
• Better
• Chief
• Pardon
• Reject
• Skirt
• Agag
• Amalek; Amalekite

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