1 Samuel 13:13

13 —¡Te has portado como un necio! —le replicó Samuel—. No has cumplido el mandato que te dio el SEÑOR tu Dios. El SEÑOR habría establecido tu reino sobre Israel para siempre,

1 Samuel 13:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 13:13

And Samuel said to Saul, thou hast done foolishly
Not by intruding himself into the priest's office, with that he is not charged, but not waiting the full time till Samuel came; which showed his impatience, disregard to Samuel, and distrust of God; and though he thought he had acted wisely, and taken the proper precautions in his circumstances, yet he acted foolishly; and though a king, Samuel being a prophet of the Lord, and in his name, spared not to tell him so:

thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he
commanded thee;
by his prophet, that he should wait seven days for his coming, who would then offer sacrifices, and tell him what he should do; and not to keep the commandment of God was acting a foolish part:

for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for
ever;
that is, for a long time, on his son, and son's son; and then, according to promise and prophecy, it would come to one of the tribe of Judah; but now seeing he had acted such a part, it should not continue long in his family, no longer than his own life, and quickly come into other hands.

1 Samuel 13:13 In-Context

11 Pero Samuel le reclamó:—¿Qué has hecho?Y Saúl le respondió:—Pues como vi que la gente se desbandaba, que tú no llegabas en el plazo indicado, y que los filisteos se habían juntado en Micmás,

12 pensé: “Los filisteos ya están por atacarme en Guilgal, y ni siquiera he implorado la ayuda del SEÑOR”. Por eso me atreví a ofrecer el holocausto.

13 —¡Te has portado como un necio! —le replicó Samuel—. No has cumplido el mandato que te dio el SEÑOR tu Dios. El SEÑOR habría establecido tu reino sobre Israel para siempre,

14 pero ahora te digo que tu reino no permanecerá. El SEÑOR ya está buscando un hombre más de su agrado y lo ha designado gobernante de su pueblo, pues tú no has cumplido su mandato.

15 Dicho esto, Samuel se fue de Guilgal hacia Guibeá de Benjamín.Saúl pasó revista de los soldados que estaban con él, y eran unos seiscientos hombres.