Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 13:12

12 Suǒyǐ wǒ xīnli shuō , kǒngpà wǒ méiyǒu dǎogào Yēhéhuá . Fēilìshì rén xià dào Jíjiǎ gōngjī wǒ , wǒ jiù miǎnqiǎng xiànshang Fánjì .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 13:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 13:12

Therefore said I.
&c.] That is, within himself:

the Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal;
on a sudden, unprepared for them, especially in a religious way:

and I have not made supplication to the Lord;
for his direction and assistance, and for success in the war; which it seems went along with sacrifices, or was implied in them:

I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering;
it was reluctant to him, it was against his will as well as the command of Samuel, to offer before he came, he suggests; but such were the circumstances he was in, that he was obliged to it; these are the reasons or excuses he made, and some of them have a specious appearance in them.

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 13:12 In-Context

10 Gāng xiàn wán Fánjì , Sǎmǔĕr jiù dào le . Sǎoluó chū qù yíngjiē tā , yào wèn tā hǎo .

11 Sǎmǔĕr shuō , nǐ zuò de shì shénme shì ne . Sǎoluó shuō , yīnwei wǒ jiàn bǎixìng líkāi wǒ sǎn qù , nǐ yĕ bù zhào suǒ déng de rìqī lái dào , érqiĕ Fēilìshì rén jùjí zaì mì mò .

12 Suǒyǐ wǒ xīnli shuō , kǒngpà wǒ méiyǒu dǎogào Yēhéhuá . Fēilìshì rén xià dào Jíjiǎ gōngjī wǒ , wǒ jiù miǎnqiǎng xiànshang Fánjì .

13 Sǎmǔĕr duì Sǎoluó shuō , nǐ zuò le hú tú shì le , méiyǒu zūnshǒu Yēhéhuá nǐ shén suǒ fēnfu nǐde mìnglìng . ruò zūnshǒu , Yēhéhuá bì zaì Yǐsèliè zhōng jiān lì nǐde wáng wèi , zhídào yǒngyuǎn .

14 Xiànzaì nǐde wáng wèi bì bù chángjiǔ . Yēhéhuá yǐjing xún zhe yī gè hé tā xīnyì de rén , lì tā zuò bǎixìng de jūn , yīnwei nǐ méiyǒu zūnshǒu Yēhéhuá suǒ fēnfu nǐde .