1 Samuel 15:20

20 —¡Yo sí he obedecido al SEÑOR! —insistió Saúl—. He cumplido la misión que él me encomendó. Traje prisionero a Agag, rey de Amalec, pero destruí a los amalecitas.

1 Samuel 15:20 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 15:20

And Saul said to Samuel, yea, I have obeyed the voice of the
Lord
Here Saul breaks in upon Samuel before he had declared all that the Lord had said unto him; for having expostulated with him for not obeying the voice of the Lord, he could not forbear interrupting him, but with the utmost assurance affirms he had obeyed the voice of the Lord; but then it was very imperfectly, and poor proof does he give of it:

and have gone the way which the Lord sent me;
it is very true he went into the country of Amalek, but he did not do there all the Lord commanded him:

and have brought Agag the king of Amalek;
took him alive, and brought him captive; whereas he ought to have destroyed him at once, and not have reserved him for triumph; a sad proof this of his obeying the voice of the Lord:

and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites;
all that came in his way, in which he did right; but then he had not destroyed the principal of them, their king.

1 Samuel 15:20 In-Context

18 y te envió a cumplir una misión? Él te dijo: “Ve y destruye a esos pecadores, los amalecitas. Atácalos hasta acabar con ellos”.

19 ¿Por qué, entonces, no obedeciste al SEÑOR? ¿Por qué echaste mano del botín e hiciste lo que ofende al SEÑOR?

20 —¡Yo sí he obedecido al SEÑOR! —insistió Saúl—. He cumplido la misión que él me encomendó. Traje prisionero a Agag, rey de Amalec, pero destruí a los amalecitas.

21 Y del botín, los soldados tomaron ovejas y vacas con el propósito de ofrecerlas en Guilgal al SEÑOR tu Dios.

22 Samuel respondió:«¿Qué le agrada más al SEÑOR:que se le ofrezcan holocaustos y sacrificios,o que se obedezca lo que él dice?El obedecer vale más que el sacrificio,y el prestar atención, más que la grasa de carneros.