1 Samuele 15:30

30 Allora Saul disse: "Ho peccato; ma tu adesso onorami, ti prego, in presenza degli anziani del mio popolo e in presenza d’Israele; ritorna con me, ed io mi prostrerò davanti all’Eterno, al tuo Dio".

1 Samuele 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 Samuele 15:30 In-Context

28 Allora Samuele gli disse: "L’Eterno strappa oggi d’addosso a te il regno d’Israele, e lo dà ad un altro, ch’è migliore di te.

29 E colui ch’è la gloria d’Israele non mentirà e non si pentirà; poiché egli non è un uomo perché abbia da pentirsi".

30 Allora Saul disse: "Ho peccato; ma tu adesso onorami, ti prego, in presenza degli anziani del mio popolo e in presenza d’Israele; ritorna con me, ed io mi prostrerò davanti all’Eterno, al tuo Dio".

31 Samuele dunque ritornò, seguendo Saul, e Saul si prostrò davanti all’Eterno.

32 Poi Samuele disse: "Menatemi qua Agag, re degli Amalekiti". E Agag venne a lui incatenato. E Agag diceva: "Certo, l’amarezza della morte e passata".