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1 Samuel 15:30

Listen to 1 Samuel 15:30
30 Er aber sprach: Ich habe gesündigt; aber ehre mich doch jetzt vor den Ältesten meines Volks und vor Israel und kehre mit mir um, daß ich den HERRN, deinen Gott, anbete.

1 Samuel 15:30 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 15:30

Then he said, I have sinned
So he had said before, ( 1 Samuel 15:24 ) but his confession there was attended with an extenuation of his sin, pleading in excuse of it that it was through fear of the people, but here it is without any; and yet by what follows it appears to be not ingenuous and sincere, but hypocritical:

yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and
before Israel;
with his company; since should he be slighted openly by the Lord, and by his prophet, he would fall into contempt both with the principal men, and with the common people; wherefore he seemed more concerned for the loss of honour and reputation with the people, than for his sin against God, which is always the case of hypocrites:

and turn again with me, and worship the Lord thy God;
(See Gill on 1 Samuel 15:25).

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1 Samuel 15:30 In-Context

28 Da sprach Samuel zu ihm: Der HERR hat das Königreich Israel heute von dir gerissen und deinem Nächsten gegeben, der besser ist denn du.
29 Auch lügt der Held in Israel nicht, und es gereut ihn nicht; denn er ist nicht ein Mensch, daß ihn etwas gereuen sollte.
30 Er aber sprach: Ich habe gesündigt; aber ehre mich doch jetzt vor den Ältesten meines Volks und vor Israel und kehre mit mir um, daß ich den HERRN, deinen Gott, anbete.
31 Also kehrte Samuel um und folgte Saul nach, daß Saul den HERRN anbetete.
32 Samuel aber sprach: Laßt her zu mir bringen Agag, der Amalekiter König. Und Agag ging zu ihm getrost und sprach: Also muß man des Todes Bitterkeit vertreiben.
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