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The Darby Translation
1 Samuel 15:10
And the word of Jehovah came to Samuel, saying,
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel,
Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel,
Hebrew Names Version
Then came the word of the LORD to Shemu'el, saying,
Then came the word of the LORD to Shemu'el, saying,
King James Version
Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying,
Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying,
Lexham English Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to Samuel, saying,
Then the word of Yahweh came to Samuel, saying,
English Standard Version
The word of the Lord came to Samuel:
The word of the Lord came to Samuel:
New Century Version
Then the Lord spoke his word to Samuel:
Then the Lord spoke his word to Samuel:
New English Translation
Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel:
Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel:
Amplified Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came the worde of the Lord vnto Samuel, saying,
Then came the worde of the Lord vnto Samuel, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to Samuel, saying,
Then the word of Yahweh came to Samuel, saying,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord told Samuel,
The Lord told Samuel,
Complete Jewish Bible
Then the word of Adonai came to Sh'mu'el:
Then the word of Adonai came to Sh'mu'el:
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Samuel received this message from the Lord :
Then Samuel received this message from the Lord :
George Lamsa Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
Good News Translation
The Lord said to Samuel,
The Lord said to Samuel,
Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to Samuel, saying,
And the Word of Jehovah was to Samuel, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then came the worde of the LORDE vnto Samuel, and sayde:
Then came the worde of the LORDE vnto Samuel, and sayde:
American Standard Version
Then came the word of Jehovah unto Samuel, saying,
Then came the word of Jehovah unto Samuel, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Then the Lord said to Samuel,
Then the Lord said to Samuel,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then came the word of the Lord vnto Samuel, saying:
Then came the word of the Lord vnto Samuel, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying:
Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying:
King James Version (1611)
Then came the word of the Lord vnto Samuel, saying;
Then came the word of the Lord vnto Samuel, saying;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,
And the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,
English Revised Version
Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,
Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the word of the Lord was maad to Samuel,
Forsothe the word of the Lord was maad to Samuel,
Young's Literal Translation
And the word of Jehovah is unto Samuel, saying,
And the word of Jehovah is unto Samuel, saying,
Update Bible Version
Then the word of Yahweh came to Samuel, saying,
Then the word of Yahweh came to Samuel, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
Then came the word of the LORD to Samuel, saying,
Then came the word of the LORD to Samuel, saying,
World English Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh to Samuel, saying,
Then came the word of Yahweh to Samuel, saying,
New King James Version
Now the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
Now the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
New Living Translation
Then the Lord said to Samuel,
Then the Lord said to Samuel,
New Life Bible
The Word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,
The Word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,
New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came to Samuel:
The word of the Lord came to Samuel:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto Samuel, saying -
Then came the word of Yahweh unto Samuel, saying -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to Samuel,
And the word of the Lord came to Samuel,
Revised Standard Version
The word of the LORD came to Samuel:
The word of the LORD came to Samuel:
THE MESSAGE
Then God spoke to Samuel: "I'm sorry I ever made Saul king. He's turned his back on me. He refuses to do what I tell him." Samuel was angry when he heard this. He prayed his anger and disappointment all through the night. He got up early in the morning to confront Saul but was told, "Saul's gone. He went to Carmel to set up a victory monument in his own honor, and then was headed for Gilgal." By the time Samuel caught up with him, Saul had just finished an act of worship, having used Amalekite plunder for the burnt offerings sacrificed to God . As Samuel came close, Saul called out, " God 's blessings on you! I accomplished God 's plan to the letter!" Samuel said, "So what's this I'm hearing—this bleating of sheep, this mooing of cattle?" "Only some Amalekite loot," said Saul. "The soldiers saved back a few of the choice cattle and sheep to offer up in sacrifice to God . But everything else we destroyed under the holy ban." "Enough!" interrupted Samuel. "Let me tell you what God told me last night." Saul said, "Go ahead. Tell me." And Samuel told him. "When you started out in this, you were nothing—and you knew it. Then God put you at the head of Israel—made you king over Israel. Then God sent you off to do a job for him, ordering you, ‘Go and put those sinners, the Amalekites, under a holy ban. Go to war against them until you have totally wiped them out.' So why did you not obey God ? Why did you grab all this loot? Why, with God 's eyes on you all the time, did you brazenly carry out this evil?" Saul defended himself. "What are you talking about? I did obey God . I did the job God set for me. I brought in King Agag and destroyed the Amalekites under the terms of the holy ban. So the soldiers saved back a few choice sheep and cattle from the holy ban for sacrifice to God at Gilgal—what's wrong with that?" Then Samuel said, Do you think all God wants are sacrifices— empty rituals just for show? He wants you to listen to him! Plain listening is the thing, not staging a lavish religious production. Not doing what God tells you is far worse than fooling around in the occult. Getting self-important around God is far worse than making deals with your dead ancestors. Because you said No to God 's command, he says No to your kingship. Saul gave in and confessed, "I've sinned. I've trampled roughshod over God 's Word and your instructions. I cared more about pleasing the people. I let them tell me what to do. Oh, absolve me of my sin! Take my hand and lead me to the altar so I can worship God !" But Samuel refused: "No, I can't come alongside you in this. You rejected God 's command. Now God has rejected you as king over Israel." As Samuel turned to leave, Saul grabbed at his priestly robe and a piece tore off. Samuel said, " God has just now torn the kingdom from you, and handed it over to your neighbor, a better man than you are. Israel's God-of-Glory doesn't deceive and he doesn't dither. He says what he means and means what he says." Saul tried again, "I have sinned. But don't abandon me! Support me with your presence before the leaders and the people. Come alongside me as I go back to worship God ." Samuel did. He went back with him. And Saul went to his knees before God and worshiped. Then Samuel said, "Present King Agag of Amalek to me." Agag came, dragging his feet, muttering that he'd be better off dead. Samuel said, "Just as your sword made many a woman childless, so your mother will be childless among those women!" And Samuel cut Agag down in the presence of God right there in Gilgal. Samuel left immediately for Ramah and Saul went home to Gibeah. Samuel had nothing to do with Saul from then on, though he grieved long and deeply over him. But God was sorry he had ever made Saul king in the first place.
Then God spoke to Samuel: "I'm sorry I ever made Saul king. He's turned his back on me. He refuses to do what I tell him." Samuel was angry when he heard this. He prayed his anger and disappointment all through the night. He got up early in the morning to confront Saul but was told, "Saul's gone. He went to Carmel to set up a victory monument in his own honor, and then was headed for Gilgal." By the time Samuel caught up with him, Saul had just finished an act of worship, having used Amalekite plunder for the burnt offerings sacrificed to God . As Samuel came close, Saul called out, " God 's blessings on you! I accomplished God 's plan to the letter!" Samuel said, "So what's this I'm hearing—this bleating of sheep, this mooing of cattle?" "Only some Amalekite loot," said Saul. "The soldiers saved back a few of the choice cattle and sheep to offer up in sacrifice to God . But everything else we destroyed under the holy ban." "Enough!" interrupted Samuel. "Let me tell you what God told me last night." Saul said, "Go ahead. Tell me." And Samuel told him. "When you started out in this, you were nothing—and you knew it. Then God put you at the head of Israel—made you king over Israel. Then God sent you off to do a job for him, ordering you, ‘Go and put those sinners, the Amalekites, under a holy ban. Go to war against them until you have totally wiped them out.' So why did you not obey God ? Why did you grab all this loot? Why, with God 's eyes on you all the time, did you brazenly carry out this evil?" Saul defended himself. "What are you talking about? I did obey God . I did the job God set for me. I brought in King Agag and destroyed the Amalekites under the terms of the holy ban. So the soldiers saved back a few choice sheep and cattle from the holy ban for sacrifice to God at Gilgal—what's wrong with that?" Then Samuel said, Do you think all God wants are sacrifices— empty rituals just for show? He wants you to listen to him! Plain listening is the thing, not staging a lavish religious production. Not doing what God tells you is far worse than fooling around in the occult. Getting self-important around God is far worse than making deals with your dead ancestors. Because you said No to God 's command, he says No to your kingship. Saul gave in and confessed, "I've sinned. I've trampled roughshod over God 's Word and your instructions. I cared more about pleasing the people. I let them tell me what to do. Oh, absolve me of my sin! Take my hand and lead me to the altar so I can worship God !" But Samuel refused: "No, I can't come alongside you in this. You rejected God 's command. Now God has rejected you as king over Israel." As Samuel turned to leave, Saul grabbed at his priestly robe and a piece tore off. Samuel said, " God has just now torn the kingdom from you, and handed it over to your neighbor, a better man than you are. Israel's God-of-Glory doesn't deceive and he doesn't dither. He says what he means and means what he says." Saul tried again, "I have sinned. But don't abandon me! Support me with your presence before the leaders and the people. Come alongside me as I go back to worship God ." Samuel did. He went back with him. And Saul went to his knees before God and worshiped. Then Samuel said, "Present King Agag of Amalek to me." Agag came, dragging his feet, muttering that he'd be better off dead. Samuel said, "Just as your sword made many a woman childless, so your mother will be childless among those women!" And Samuel cut Agag down in the presence of God right there in Gilgal. Samuel left immediately for Ramah and Saul went home to Gibeah. Samuel had nothing to do with Saul from then on, though he grieved long and deeply over him. But God was sorry he had ever made Saul king in the first place.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
Contextual Overview
10 And the word of Jehovah came to Samuel, saying, 11 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned away from following me, and hath not fulfilled my words. And Samuel was much grieved; and he cried to Jehovah all night. 12 And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set him up a monument, and has turned about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal. 13 And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed art thou of Jehovah: I have fulfilled the word of Jehovah. 14 And Samuel said, What [means] then this bleating of sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of oxen which I hear? 15 And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites, because the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice to Jehovah thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. 16 And Samuel said to Saul, Stay, that I may tell thee what Jehovah has said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on. 17 And Samuel said, Was it not when thou wast little in thine eyes that thou [becamest] the head of the tribes of Israel, and Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel? 18 And Jehovah sent thee on a way and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. 19 Why then didst thou not hearken to the voice of Jehovah, but didst fall upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of Jehovah?
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Cross-References
Genesis 15:17
And it came to pass when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, that behold, there was a smoking furnace, and a flame of fire which passed between those pieces.
And it came to pass when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, that behold, there was a smoking furnace, and a flame of fire which passed between those pieces.
Genesis 15:18
On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates;
On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates;
Genesis 15:19
the Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
the Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
Leviticus 1:17
and he shall split it open at its wings, [but] shall not divide [it] asunder; and the priest shall burn it on the altar on the wood that is on the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering by fire to Jehovah of a sweet odour.
and he shall split it open at its wings, [but] shall not divide [it] asunder; and the priest shall burn it on the altar on the wood that is on the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering by fire to Jehovah of a sweet odour.
2 Timothy 2:15
Strive diligently to present thyself approved to God, a workman that has not to be ashamed, cutting in a straight line the word of truth.
Strive diligently to present thyself approved to God, a workman that has not to be ashamed, cutting in a straight line the word of truth.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel,.... The word of prophecy, as the Targum; this came to him in a dream or vision, or by an articulate voice:
saying; as follows.
