1 Samuel 15:25

25 Und nun, vergib doch meine Sünde, und kehre mit mir um, daß ich vor Jehova anbete.

1 Samuel 15:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 15:25

Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin
It can hardly be thought that Saul was so ignorant as to imagine that Samuel could pardon his sin, as committed against God, which none but God can do, but that he would forgive it, so far as he had offended him; or rather his meaning is, that as he was a prophet of the Lord, and had great interest in him, that he would make use of it on his behalf, and pray to God that his sin might be forgiven him, and the sentence reversed concerning his rejection from the kingdom; which perhaps is the chief thing he means by the pardon of his sin, which sometimes means no more than averting a threatened judgment, or freedom from punishment:

and turn again with me;
to Gilgal, for he was come out from thence to meet Samuel, having heard that he was coming:

that I may worship the Lord:
by offering sacrifice, either in thankfulness for the victory obtained, or to atone for his sin, and seek pardon for it, or both; this he thought would be a motive and inducement to Samuel to go along with him.

1 Samuel 15:25 In-Context

23 Denn wie Sünde der Wahrsagerei ist Widerspenstigkeit, und der Eigenwille wie Abgötterei und Götzendienst. Weil du das Wort Jehovas verworfen hast, so hat er dich verworfen, daß du nicht mehr König seiest.

24 Und Saul sprach zu Samuel: Ich habe gesündigt, daß ich den Befehl Jehovas und deine Worte übertreten habe; denn ich habe das Volk gefürchtet und auf seine Stimme gehört.

25 Und nun, vergib doch meine Sünde, und kehre mit mir um, daß ich vor Jehova anbete.

26 Aber Samuel sprach zu Saul: Ich kehre nicht mit dir um; denn du hast das Wort Jehovas verworfen, und Jehova hat dich verworfen, daß du nicht mehr König über Israel seiest.

27 Und als Samuel sich wandte zu gehen, da ergriff er den Zipfel seines Oberkleides, und derselbe riß ab.