1 Samuel 15:1

Contextual Overview

¹Samuel 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 .¹ 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 . ¹Then Samuel said to Saul, "Yahweh sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; so now, obey the voice of the words of Yahweh. ¹ Then Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.¹ Samuel also saide vnto Saul: The Lord sent me to anoynt thee, to be king ouer his people, ouer Israel: Now therfore hearken thou vnto the voyce of the wordes of the Lorde. ¹ One day Samuel said to Saul, "The Lord sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel. Now listen to his message. ¹ And Samuel said to Saul, Jehovah sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. And now listen to the voice of the words of Jehovah. ¹ And Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore hearken to the words of the LORD. ¹ Samuel said to Saul, Yahweh sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore listen you to the voice of the words of Yahweh. ¹ Samuel also saide vnto Saul, The Lord sent me to annoint thee to bee king ouer his people, ouer Israel: nowe therefore hearken thou vnto the voyce of the words of the Lord.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 2925, bc 1079, An, Ex, Is, 412

The Lord: 1 Samuel 15:17, 1 Samuel 15:18, 1 Samuel 9:16, 1 Samuel 10:1

hearken: 1 Samuel 15:16, 1 Samuel 12:14, 1 Samuel 13:13, 2 Samuel 23:2, 2 Samuel 23:3, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 1 Chronicles 22:13, Psalms 2:10, Psalms 2:11

Reciprocal: Genesis 14:7 - Amalekites Deuteronomy 25:19 - thou shalt Joshua 11:15 - he left nothing 1 Samuel 9:15 - the Lord 2 Kings 9:3 - I have anointed John 10:35 - unto Acts 13:21 - Saul

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward. "

Genesis 15:1
After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward."

Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying,"Do not fear, Abram,I am a shield to you;Your reward shall be very great."

Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great."

Genesis 15:1
After these thynges, the worde of the Lorde came vnto Abram in a vision, saying: feare not Abram I am thy shielde [and] thy exceedyng great rewarde.

Genesis 15:1
After all these things happened, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. God said, "Abram, don't be afraid. I will defend you and give you a great reward."

Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, "Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great."

Genesis 15:1
And so whanne these thingis weren don, the word of the Lord was maad to Abram bi a visioun, and seide, Abram, nyle thou drede, Y am thi defender, and thi meede is ful greet.

Genesis 15:1
After these things, the word of the LORD came vnto Abram in a vision, saying; Feare not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Samuel also said unto Saul,.... When and where he said to him what follows, it is not easy to determine, perhaps at Gilgal, where they after met again:

the Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel; that is, he gave him orders to anoint him king of Israel, otherwise Saul was in providence sent to Samuel to be anointed, and not Samuel to Saul:

now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord; for so great a favour, and such high honour he had conferred on him, laid him under great obligation to obey the commands of the Lord; and whereas he had been deficient in one instance before, for which he had been reproved, he suggests, that now he should take care to observe and do, particularly and punctually, what should be enjoined him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The absence of all chronology or note of time is remarkable.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XV

Samuel sends Saul to destroy the Amalekites, and all their

substance, 1-3.

Saul collects an immense army and comes against their city,

4, 5.

He desires the Kenites to remove from among the Amalekites, 6.

He smites the Amalekites, and takes their king, Agag, prisoner,

and saves the best of the spoil, 7-9.

The Lord is displeased, and sends Samuel to reprove him, 10, 11.

The conversation between Samuel and Saul, in which the latter

endeavours to justify his conduct, 12-23.

He is convinced that he has done wrong, and asks pardon, 24-31.

Samuel causes Agag to be slain; for which he assigns the

reasons, 32-35.

NOTES ON CHAP. XV

Verse 1 Samuel 15:1. The Lord sent me to anoint thee — This gave him a right to say what immediately follows.