1 Samuel 15:28

Contextual Overview

²⁴ And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of Yahweh, and your words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. ²⁴ Then Saul admitted to Samuel, "Yes, I have sinned. I have disobeyed your instructions and the Lord 's command, for I was afraid of the people and did what they demanded. 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 obeyed their voice. ²⁴ Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned. I didn't obey the Lord 's commands and your words. I was afraid of the people, and I did what they said. ²⁴ Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the Lord commanded and what you said as well. For I was afraid of the army, and I followed their wishes. ²⁴ And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words; because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. ²⁴ Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of Yahweh, 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 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. ²⁴ And Saul seide to Samuel, Y synnede, for Y brak the word of the Lord, and thi wordis; `and Y dredde the puple, `and obeiede to `the vois of hem; but now,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The Lord: 1 Samuel 28:17, 1 Samuel 28:18, 1 Kings 11:30, 1 Kings 11:31

hath given: 1 Samuel 2:7, 1 Samuel 2:8, Jeremiah 27:5, Jeremiah 27:6, Daniel 4:17, Daniel 4:32, John 19:11, Romans 13:1

a neighbour: 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Samuel 16:12, Acts 13:22

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:10 - he shall 1 Samuel 13:13 - hast not kept 1 Samuel 18:8 - and what 1 Samuel 25:28 - the Lord 1 Samuel 25:30 - according 2 Samuel 3:8 - do show 2 Samuel 3:9 - as the Lord 2 Samuel 3:18 - for the Lord 2 Samuel 6:21 - chose 2 Samuel 7:15 - as I took 1 Kings 2:32 - more righteous 1 Chronicles 10:14 - turned 1 Chronicles 11:3 - according 1 Chronicles 17:13 - as I took Nehemiah 5:13 - So God Esther 1:19 - that is better Job 34:24 - set Psalms 75:7 - he putteth Ezekiel 4:1 - take Zechariah 8:23 - take Luke 19:26 - and from Acts 7:46 - found Acts 21:11 - he took

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Samuel said unto him, the Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day,.... Seeing his mantle rent by Saul, he took occasion from thence to predict, and no doubt it was impressed on his mind by the Spirit of God, that his kingdom should be in a like manner rent from him, on account of his own evil conduct and behaviour; and from this day forward he might expect it; the sentence was gone forth from God, and it would not be reversed; and by a like sign was signified the rending of the ten tribes from the kingdom of Solomon in his son Rehoboam, 1 Kings 11:30,

and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou; who was David, a man after God's own heart, that would fulfil his will, who was more holy, just, and wise than Saul; whose works were better and righter than his, as the Targum; who was an Israelite, of the same nation and religion as he, and so his neighbour; and though he was not of the same tribe, yet of a neighbouring tribe; Benjamin, and Judah, of which tribe David was, joining closely to one another. It is highly probable that at this time Samuel knew not personally who he was that was designed to be made king in his room, though under the direction of the Spirit of God he thus describes him; for after this he is bid to go to Jesse's family, from thence to anoint a king, and several passed before him ere the Lord pointed out the proper person to him.