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1 Samuel 15:14

Samuel
Truth and honesty

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.”

13 When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”

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.”

16 “Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”
KJV
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
WEB
Samuel said, “Then what does this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the cattle which I hear mean?”
ASV
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
DARBY
And Samuel said, What [means] then this bleating of sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of oxen which I hear?
BLB
And Samuel said, “And what [is] this bleating of sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the herd that I am hearing?”
ÅB
Men Samuel sa: Hva er da dette for en bræken av småfe som lyder for mine ører, og hva er det for brøl av storfe jeg hører?
OTB
Men Samuel sa: «Hva er da dette brekingen av sauene i mine ører, og rautingen av oksene som jeg hører?»
B1930
Men Samuel sa: Hvad er da dette for en bræken av småfe som lyder for mine ører, og hvad er det for brøl av storfe jeg hører?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 36:2

    For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.

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  • Jeremiah 2:22–23

    Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.

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  • Romans 3:19

    Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

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  • Malachi 3:13–15

    “Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’

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  • Jeremiah 2:18–19

    Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile ? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates ?

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  • 1 Corinthians 4:5

    Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

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  • Luke 19:22

    His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

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  • Psalms 50:16–21

    To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?

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