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1 Samuel 15:19-29

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19 "Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD, 1but rushed upon the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD?"
20 Then Saul said to Samuel, "2I did obey the voice of the LORD, and went on the mission on which the LORD sent me, and have brought back Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
21 "But 3the people took some of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the choicest of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal."
22 Samuel said, "4Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, 5to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.
23 "For rebellion is as the sin of 6divination, And insubordination is as 7iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, 8He has also rejected you from being king."
24 Then Saul said to Samuel, "9I have sinned; 10I have indeed transgressed the command of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice.
25 "Now therefore, 11please pardon my sin and return with me, that I may worship the LORD."
26 But Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you; for 12you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel."
27 As Samuel turned to go, 13Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore.
28 So Samuel said to him, "14The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you.
29 "Also the 15Glory of Israel 16will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind."
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1 Samuel 15:19-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 15

In this chapter are recorded the order Saul had from the Lord to destroy Amalek utterly, 1Sa 15:1-3 the preparation he made to put it in execution, and the success thereof, 1Sa 15:4-9 the offence the Lord took at his not obeying his order thoroughly, with which Samuel was made acquainted, and which grieved him, 1Sa 15:10,11, upon which he went out to meet Saul, and reprove him; and a long discourse upon the subject passed between them, the issue of which was, that by an irrevocable decree he was rejected from being king, 1Sa 15:12-31 and the chapter is concluded with an account of Samuel's hewing in pieces Agag king of Amalek, and of his final departure from Saul, 1Sa 15:32-35.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 16

  • 1. 1 Samuel 14:32
  • 2. 1 Samuel 15:13
  • 3. Exodus 32:22, 23; 1 Samuel 15:15
  • 4. Psalms 40:6-8; Psalms 51:16, 17; Isaiah 1:11-15; Micah 6:6-8; Hebrews 10:6-9
  • 5. Jeremiah 7:22, 23; Hosea 6:6; Matthew 12:7; Mark 12:33
  • 6. Deuteronomy 18:10
  • 7. Genesis 31:19, 34
  • 8. 1 Samuel 13:14
  • 9. Numbers 22:34; 2 Samuel 12:13; Psalms 51:4
  • 10. Proverbs 29:25; Isaiah 51:12, 13
  • 11. Exodus 10:17
  • 12. 1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Samuel 16:1
  • 13. 1 Kings 11:30, 31
  • 14. 1 Samuel 28:17, 18; 1 Kings 11:31
  • 15. 1 Chronicles 29:11
  • 16. Numbers 23:19; Ezekiel 24:14; Titus 1:2

Footnotes 3

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