1 Samuel 15:13

13 Entonces Samuel vino a Saúl, y Saúl le dijo: ¡Bendito seas del SEÑOR! He cumplido el mandamiento del SEÑOR.

1 Samuel 15:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 15:13

And Samuel came to Saul
At Gilgal:

and Saul said unto him, blessed be thou of the Lord;
signifying that he had abundant reason to bless the Lord on his account, not only that he had anointed him king, but had sent him on such an errand, in which he had succeeded so well, and it was a pleasure to him that he might report it to him:

I have performed the commandment of the Lord;
either he was really ignorant that he had done amiss; and thought that his sparing Agag, when he had destroyed all the rest, and reserving some of the best of the cattle for sacrifice, could not be interpreted a breach of the orders given him; or if he was conscious he had broken the commandment of the Lord, this he said to prevent Samuel's reproof of him, and to sooth him with flattering words.

1 Samuel 15:13 In-Context

11 Me pesa haber hecho rey a Saúl, porque ha dejado de seguirme y no ha cumplido mis mandamientos. Y Samuel se conmovió, y clamó al SEÑOR toda la noche.
12 Y se levantó Samuel muy de mañana para ir al encuentro de Saúl; y se le dio aviso a Samuel, diciendo: Saúl se ha ido a Carmel, y he aquí que ha levantado un monumento para sí, y dando la vuelta, ha seguido adelante bajando a Gilgal.
13 Entonces Samuel vino a Saúl, y Saúl le dijo: ¡Bendito seas del SEÑOR! He cumplido el mandamiento del SEÑOR.
14 Pero Samuel dijo: ¿Qué es este balido de ovejas en mis oídos y el mugido de bueyes que oigo?
15 Y Saúl respondió: Los han traído de los amalecitas, porque el pueblo perdonó lo mejor de las ovejas y de los bueyes, para sacrificar al SEÑOR tu Dios; pero lo demás lo destruimos por completo.
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