1 Samuel 13 · Verse 9

1 Samuel 13:9

And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.
1 Samuel 13:9, King James Version

1 Samuel 13:9 in other translations

BSBSo he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.
WEBSaul said, “Bring the burnt offering to me here, and the peace offerings.” He offered the burnt offering.
ASVAnd Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.
YLTAnd Saul saith, ‘Bring nigh unto me the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings;' and he causeth the burnt-offering to ascend.
DARBYAnd Saul said, Bring hither to me the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings. And he offered up the burnt-offering.
BBEThen Saul said, Come here and give me the burned offering and the peace-offerings. And he made a burned offering to the Lord.
WebsterAnd Saul said, Bring hither a burnt-offering to me, and peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.

What does 1 Samuel 13:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 13:9-14
9-14. Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings--Saul, though patriotic enough in his own way, was more ambitious of gaining the glory of a triumph to himself than ascribing it to God. He did not understand his proper position as king of Israel; and although aware of the restrictions under which he held the sovereignty, he wished to rule as an autocrat, who possessed absolute power both in civil and sacred things. This occasion was his first trial. Samuel waited till the last day of the seven, in order to put the constitutional character of the king to the test; and, as Saul, in his impatient and passionate haste knowingly transgressed (1Sa 13:12) by invading the priest's office and thus showing his unfitness for his high office (as he showed nothing of the faith of Gideon and other Hebrew generals), he incurred a threat of the rejection which his subsequent waywardness confirmed.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 And he offered the burnt-offering - This was most perfectly unconstitutional; he had no authority to offer, or cause to be offered, any of the Lord's sacrifices.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 13:8-14

Saul broke the order expressly given by Samuel, see ch. 1Sa 10:8, as to what should be done in cases of extremity. Saul offered sacrifice without Samuel, and did it himself, though he was neither priest nor prophet. When charged with disobedience, he justified himself in what he had done, and gave no sign of repentance for it. He would have this act of disobedience pass for an instance of his prudence, and as a…

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1 Samuel 13:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
הַגִּ֣שׁוּha.Gi.shubring nearH5066
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413
הָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.Lahthe burnt offeringH5930
וְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.Mimand the peace offeringsH8002
וַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'aland he offered upH5927
הָעֹלָֽה\׃ha.'o.Lahthe burnt offeringH5930

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 13:9

  • 1 Kings 3:4

    And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

  • Proverbs 21:27

    The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

  • Proverbs 21:3

    To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

  • Proverbs 15:8

    The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

  • 1 Samuel 15:21-22

    But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in Gilgal. And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

  • Deuteronomy 12:6

    And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

  • 2 Samuel 24:25

    And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 14:18

    And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 13:12-13

    Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the Lord: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

  • Isaiah 66:3

    He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.

  • Psalms 37:7

    Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

  • Proverbs 20:22

    Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he offered.
12,13; 14:18; 15:21,22; De 12:6; 1Ki 3:4; Ps 37:7; Pr 15:8
Pr 20:22; 21:3,27; Isa 66:3

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 13:8

    And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

  • 1 Samuel 13:9

    And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.

  • 1 Samuel 13:10

    And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.

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1 Samuel 13:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces dijo Saúl: Traedme holocausto y sacrificios pacíficos. Y ofreció el holocausto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Saül dit: Amenez-moi l’holocauste et les sacrifices de prospérités. Et il offrit l’holocauste.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sprach Saul: Bringet mir das Brandopfer und die Friedensopfer her! Und er opferte das Brandopfer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ait ergo Saul: Afferte mihi holocaustum et pacifica. Et obtulit holocaustum.