1 Samuel 15:30

30 Entonces Saúl volvió a implorar:
—Sé que he pecado. Pero al menos te ruego que me honres ante los ancianos de mi pueblo y ante Israel al volver conmigo para que adore al Señor
tu Dios.

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).

1 Samuel 15:30 In-Context

28 Entonces Samuel le dijo:
—Hoy el Señor
te ha arrancado el reino de Israel y se lo ha dado a otro: a uno que es mejor que tú.

29 Y aquel que es la Gloria de Israel, no mentirá ni cambiará de parecer porque no es humano para que cambie de parecer.

30 Entonces Saúl volvió a implorar:
—Sé que he pecado. Pero al menos te ruego que me honres ante los ancianos de mi pueblo y ante Israel al volver conmigo para que adore al Señor
tu Dios.

31 Entonces Samuel por fin accedió y regresó con él, y Saúl adoró al Señor
.

32 Samuel ejecuta al rey Agag
Luego Samuel dijo:
—Tráiganme al rey Agag.
Agag llegó lleno de esperanza, porque pensó: «¡Seguramente ya pasó lo peor, y he sido librado de la muerte!».