1 Samuel 15:13

World English Bible

Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed are you by Yahweh: I have performed the commandment of Yahweh.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When Samuel came to him, Saul said, “May the Lord bless you. I have carried out the Lord’s instructions.”

Hebrew Names Version
Shemu'el came to Sha'ul; and Sha'ul said to him, Blessed are you by the LORD: I have performed the mitzvah of the LORD.

King James Version
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord : I have performed the commandment of the Lord .

Lexham English Bible
When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said to him, "May you be blessed by Yahweh! I have kept the word of Yahweh."

English Standard Version
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 Century Version
When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said, "May the Lord bless you! I have obeyed the Lord 's commands."

New English Translation
When Samuel came to him, Saul said to him, "May the Lord bless you! I have done what the Lord said."

Amplified Bible
So Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed are you of the LORD. I have carried out the command of the LORD."

New American Standard Bible
So Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed are you of the LORD! I have carried out the command of the LORD."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said vnto him. Blessed be thou of the Lord, I haue fulfilled the commaundement of the Lord.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed are you of Yahweh! I have established the word of Yahweh."

Contemporary English Version
Samuel finally caught up with Saul, and Saul told him, "I hope the Lord will bless you! I have done what the Lord told me."

Complete Jewish Bible
Sh'mu'el went to Sha'ul; Sha'ul said to him, "May Adonai bless you! I have done what Adonai ordered."

Darby Translation
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed art thou of Jehovah: I have fulfilled the word of Jehovah.

Easy-to-Read Version
When Samuel came near to Saul, Saul greeted him and said, "The Lord bless you! I have obeyed the Lord 's commands."

George Lamsa Translation
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed be the LORD, who has performed his commandment.

Good News Translation
Samuel went up to Saul, who greeted him, saying, "The Lord bless you, Samuel! I have obeyed the Lord 's command."

Literal Translation
And Samuel came to Saul. And Saul said to him, Blessed are you of Jehovah. I have risen to do the Word of Jehovah.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now wha Samuel came to Saul, Saul sayde vnto him: Blessed be thou vnto ye LORDE, I haue perfourmed the worde of ye LORDE.

American Standard Version
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of Jehovah: I have performed the commandment of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, May the blessing of the Lord be with you: I have done what was ordered by the Lord.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Samuel came to Saul, & Saul said vnto him, Blessed be thou in the Lorde: I haue fulfilled the comaundement of the Lord.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him: 'Blessed be thou of the LORD; I have performed the commandment of the LORD.'

King James Version (1611)
And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said vnto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I haue performed the commandement of the Lord.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said to him, Blessed art thou of the Lord: I have performed all that the Lord said.

English Revised Version
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, "May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD's instructions."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the while Samuel cam to Saul, Saul seide to hym, Blessid be thou of the Lord, Y haue fillid the `word of the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
And Samuel cometh in unto Saul, and Saul saith to him, `Blessed [art] thou of Jehovah; I have performed the word of Jehovah.'

Update Bible Version
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed be you of Yahweh: I have performed the commandment of Yahweh.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said to him, Blessed [be] thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.

New King James Version
Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed are you of the LORD! I have performed the commandment of the LORD."

New Living Translation
When Samuel finally found him, Saul greeted him cheerfully. "May the Lord bless you," he said. "I have carried out the Lord 's command!"

New Life Bible
Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, "May the Lord bring good to you. I have done what the Lord told me to do."

New Revised Standard
When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said to him, "May you be blessed by the Lord ; I have carried out the command of the Lord ."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Samuel came unto Saul, - and Saul said unto him - Blessed, be thou by Yahweh: I have established the word of Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Samuel was come to Saul, Saul said to him: Blessed be thou of the Lord, I have fulfilled the word of the Lord.

Revised Standard Version
And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed be you to the LORD; I have performed the commandment of the LORD."

THE MESSAGE
As Samuel came close, Saul called out, " God 's blessings on you! I accomplished God 's plan to the letter!"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed are you of the LORD! I have carried out the command of the LORD."

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ Then came the word of Yahweh to Samuel, saying, ¹¹ It repents me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. Samuel was angry; and he cried to Yahweh all night. ¹² Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a monument, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal. ¹³ Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed are you by Yahweh: I have performed the commandment of Yahweh. ¹⁴ Samuel said, What means then this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? ¹⁵ Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. ¹⁶ Then Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell you what Yahweh has said to me this night. He said to him, Say on. ¹⁷ Samuel said, "Though you were little in your own sight, weren't you made the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh anointed you king over Israel; ¹⁸ and Yahweh sent you on a journey, and said, 'Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.' ¹⁹ Why then didn't you obey the voice of Yahweh, but flew on the spoil, and did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh?"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Blessed: 1 Samuel 13:10, Genesis 14:19, Judges 17:2, Ruth 3:10

I have performed: 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Samuel 15:11, Genesis 3:12, Proverbs 27:2, Proverbs 28:13, Proverbs 30:13, Proverbs 31:31, Luke 17:10, Luke 18:11

Reciprocal: Numbers 20:11 - smote Numbers 31:14 - wroth Judges 16:15 - when thine 1 Samuel 15:20 - Yea 2 Samuel 14:32 - if there Psalms 36:1 - The transgression Proverbs 16:2 - the ways Proverbs 30:12 - that are Jeremiah 2:23 - How canst Jeremiah 48:10 - Cursed Matthew 25:44 - when Luke 15:29 - Lo Luke 18:12 - fast

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Don't be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."

Genesis 15:2
Abram said, "Lord Yahweh, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"

Genesis 15:6
He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

Genesis 15:7
He said to him, "I am Yahweh who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it."

Genesis 15:8
He said, "Lord Yahweh, whereby will I know that I will inherit it?"

Genesis 15:11
The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

Genesis 15:12
When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.

Genesis 15:13
He said to Abram, "Know for sure that your seed will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. They will afflict them four hundred years.

Genesis 17:8
I will give to you, and to your seed after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God."

Exodus 1:11
Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Samuel came to Saul,.... At Gilgal:

and Saul said unto him, blessed be thou of the Lord; signifying that he had abundant reason to bless the Lord on his account, not only that he had anointed him king, but had sent him on such an errand, in which he had succeeded so well, and it was a pleasure to him that he might report it to him:

I have performed the commandment of the Lord; either he was really ignorant that he had done amiss; and thought that his sparing Agag, when he had destroyed all the rest, and reserving some of the best of the cattle for sacrifice, could not be interpreted a breach of the orders given him; or if he was conscious he had broken the commandment of the Lord, this he said to prevent Samuel's reproof of him, and to sooth him with flattering words.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Gilgal 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.