1 Samuel 15:13
11 “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
12 Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone down to Gilgal.”
When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”
14 But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”
15 Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”
- KJV
- And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
- WEB
- Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, “You are blessed by the LORD! I have performed the commandment of the LORD.”
- ASV
- And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of Jehovah: I have performed the commandment of Jehovah.
- DARBY
- And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed art thou of Jehovah: I have fulfilled the word of Jehovah.
- BLB
- And Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed [are] you of YHWH! I have performed the commandment of YHWH.”
- ÅB
- Da nå Samuel kom til Saul, sa Saul til ham: Velsignet være du av Herren! Jeg har holdt meg etter Herrens ord.
- OTB
- Da Samuel nådde Saul, hilste Saul ham og sa: «Måtte du bli velsignet av Herren! Jeg har oppfylt Herrens befaling.»
- B1930
- Da nu Samuel kom til Saul, sa Saul til ham: Velsignet være du av Herren! Jeg har holdt mig efter Herrens ord.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 17:2
said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
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Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
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He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
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There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—
Read in contextLuke 18:11
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
Read in contextGenesis 3:12
And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
Read in contextGenesis 14:19
and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
Read in context1 Samuel 15:11
“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
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