1 Samuel 15:26

Contextual Overview

²⁴ Then Saul sayde vnto Samuel, I haue sinned: for I haue transgressed the commaundement of the Lord, and thy wordes, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voyce. ²⁴ Sha'ul said to Shemu'el, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the mitzvah of the LORD, and your words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. ²⁴ Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned. I did not obey the Lord 's commands, and I did not do what you told me. I was afraid of the people, and I did what they said. ²⁴ Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. ²⁴Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned; for I have transgressed the command of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. ²⁴ And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of Jehovah, and thy words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. ²⁴ And Saul said to Samuel, Great is my sin: for I have gone against the orders of the Lord and against your words: because, fearing the people, I did what they said. ²⁴ "I have sinned," Saul admitted. "I disobeyed both you and the Lord . I was afraid of the army, and I listened to them instead. ²⁴ Sha'ul said to Sh'mu'el, "I have sinned. I violated the order of Adonai and your words too, because I was afraid of the people and listened to what they said. ²⁴ And Saul said unto Samuel: 'I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words; because I feared the people, and hearkened to their voice.

Bible Verse Review
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I will not: 1 Samuel 15:31, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 43:11-14, Luke 24:28, Luke 24:29, 2 John 1:11

for thou: 1 Samuel 15:23, 1 Samuel 2:30, 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Samuel 16:1, Jeremiah 6:19, Hosea 4:6

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 11:11 - I will surely 1 Kings 14:6 - for I am 2 Kings 3:14 - I would not look 2 Kings 17:20 - rejected Psalms 36:3 - he hath Isaiah 5:24 - cast away Acts 13:22 - when

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee,.... Not being satisfied with his repentance and confession, he still extenuating his sin, and laying the blame of it on the people. This he said by way of resentment, and as expressing his indignation at him, though he afterwards did return with him on a change of his mind; which a good man may be allowed to make, without any imputation of falsehood or a lie unto him:

for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel; which is repeated from 1 Samuel 15:23 for the confirmation of it, and to let Saul know that his pretended confession and repentance had made no alteration in the decree and sentence of God respecting the kingdom.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 15:26. I will not return with thee — I cannot acknowledge thee as king, seeing the Lord hath rejected thee.