1 Samuel 15:10

Samuel Announces the Downfall of Saul

10 Then the word of Yahweh came to Samuel, saying,

1 Samuel 15:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 15:10

Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel
The word of prophecy, as the Targum; this came to him in a dream or vision, or by an articulate voice:

saying;
as follows.

1 Samuel 15:10 In-Context

8 He captured Agag the king of Amalek alive, but all the people he utterly destroyed with the {edge} of the sword.

9 However, Saul and the army spared Agag and the best of the sheep and the cattle and the second [best] of the young fatlings and {all that was valuable}; they were not willing to utterly destroy them. But all the possessions that were despised or worthless, they utterly destroyed.

10 Then the word of Yahweh came to Samuel, saying,

11 "I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not kept my word." {Samuel became angry}, and he cried out to Yahweh all night.

12 Then Samuel got up early in the morning to meet Saul. Samuel was told, "Saul has gone to Carmel, and look, he [is] setting up a monument for himself." Then he turned around and crossed over and went down to Gilgal.