1 Samuel 15:10

10 Then God spoke to Samuel:

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, king of Amalek, alive. Everyone else was killed under the terms of the holy ban.

9 Saul and the army made an exception for Agag, and for the choice sheep and cattle. They didn't include them under the terms of the holy ban. But all the rest, which nobody wanted anyway, they destroyed as decreed by the holy ban.

10 Then God spoke to Samuel:

11 "I'm sorry I ever made Saul king. He's turned his back on me. He refuses to do what I tell him."

12 He got up early in the morning to confront Saul but was told, "Saul's gone. He went to Carmel to set up a victory monument in his own honor, and then was headed for Gilgal." By the time Samuel caught up with him, Saul had just finished an act of worship, having used Amalekite plunder for the burnt offerings sacrificed to God.