1 Samuele 15:17

17 E Samuele disse: "Non è egli vero che quando ti reputavi piccolo sei divenuto capo delle tribù d’Israele, e l’Eterno t’ha unto re d’Israele?

1 Samuele 15:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 15:17

And Samuel said, when thou [wast] little in thine own sight,
&c.] Humble and lowly, and had a mean opinion of himself, his family and tribe, and judged himself unworthy of the kingdom; see ( 1 Samuel 9:21 ) suggesting, that now he was proud and haughty, and would have his own will and way:

wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel;
not of his own tribe only, which was the least, but of all the tribes, and so they were all subject to him, and at his command:

and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel;
all which is observed, partly to point out unto him the high honour he was raised unto, from a low estate, which laid him under obligation to serve the Lord, and obey him; and partly as an answer to him, excusing himself, and laying the blame upon the people; whereas seeing he was made king over them, his business was to rule and govern them, guide and direct them in the right way, and restrain them from that which was evil; and since he was anointed by the Lord, and not by the people, he ought to have obeyed him, and not regarded the pleasure of them.

1 Samuele 15:17 In-Context

15 Saul rispose: "Son bestie menate dal paese degli Amalekiti; perché il popolo ha risparmiato il meglio delle pecore e de’ buoi per farne de’ sacrifizi all’Eterno, al tuo Dio; il resto, però, l’abbiam votato allo sterminio".

16 Allora Samuele disse a Saul: "Basta! Io t’annunzierò quel che l’Eterno m’ha detto stanotte!" E Saul gli disse: "Parla".

17 E Samuele disse: "Non è egli vero che quando ti reputavi piccolo sei divenuto capo delle tribù d’Israele, e l’Eterno t’ha unto re d’Israele?

18 L’Eterno t’avea dato una missione, dicendo: Va’, vota allo sterminio que’ peccatori d’Amalekiti, e fa’ loro guerra finché siano sterminati.

19 E perché dunque non hai ubbidito alla voce dell’Eterno? perché ti sei gettato sul bottino, e hai fatto ciò ch’è male agli occhi dell’Eterno?"