1 Samuel 15 · Verse 13

1 Samuel 15:13

And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.
1 Samuel 15:13, King James Version

1 Samuel 15:13 in other translations

BSBWhen Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”
WEBSamuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, “You are blessed by the LORD! I have performed the commandment of the LORD.”
ASVAnd Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of Jehovah: I have performed the commandment of Jehovah.
YLTAnd Samuel cometh in unto Saul, and Saul saith to him, ‘Blessed art thou of Jehovah; I have performed the word of Jehovah.'
DARBYAnd Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed art thou of Jehovah: I have fulfilled the word of Jehovah.
BBEAnd Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, May the blessing of the Lord be with you: I have done what was ordered by the Lord.
WebsterAnd Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said to him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.

What does 1 Samuel 15:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 15:13-23
13-23. Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord--Saul was either blinded by a partial and delusive self-love, or he was, in his declaration to Samuel, acting the part of a bold and artful hypocrite. He professed to have fulfilled the divine command, and that the blame of any defects in the execution lay with the people. Samuel saw the real state of the case, and in discharge of the commission he had received before setting out, proceeded to denounce his conduct as characterized by pride, rebellion, and obstinate disobedience. When Saul persisted in declaring that he had obeyed, alleging that the animals, whose bleating was heard, had been reserved for a liberal sacrifice of thanksgiving to God, his shuffling, prevaricating answer called forth a stern rebuke from the prophet. It well deserved it--for the destination of the spoil to the altar was a flimsy pretext--a gross deception, an attempt to conceal the selfishness of the original motive under the cloak of religious zeal and gratitude.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:10-23

Repentance in God is not a change of mind, as it is in us, but a change of method. The change was in Saul; "He is turned back from following me." Hereby he made God his enemy. Samuel spent a whole night in pleading for Saul. The rejection of sinners is the grief of believers: God delights not in their death, nor should we. Saul boasts to Samuel of his obedience. Thus sinners think, by justifying themselves, to…

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1 Samuel 15:13 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.

וַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
שְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
ל֣וֹloto <the> him
שָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
בָּר֤וּךְba.Rukh[be] blessedH1288
אַתָּה֙'a.TahyouH859
לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehby YahwehH3068
הֲקִימֹ֖תִיha.ki.Mo.tiI have carried outH6965
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דְּבַ֥רde.Var[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 15:13

  • Judges 17:2

    And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son.

  • Ruth 3:10

    And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

  • Proverbs 28:13

    He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

  • Proverbs 30:13

    There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

  • Luke 18:11

    The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

  • Genesis 3:12

    And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

  • Genesis 14:19

    And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

  • 1 Samuel 15:11

    It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night.

  • 1 Samuel 15:9

    But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.

  • Luke 17:10

    So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

  • Proverbs 31:31

    Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

  • 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Blessed.
13:10; Ge 14:19; Jud 17:2; Ru 3:10
I have performed.
9,11; Ge 3:12; Pr 27:2; 28:13; 30:13; 31:31; Lu 17:10; 18:11

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 15:12

    And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

  • 1 Samuel 15:13

    And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 15:14

    And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

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1 Samuel 15:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Vino pues Samuel á Saúl, y Saúl le dijo: Bendito seas tú de Jehová; yo he cumplido la palabra de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Samuel vint vers Saül, et Saül lui dit: Béni sois-tu de l’ Éternel! j’ai exécuté la parole de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Samuel kam zu Saul; und Saul sprach zu ihm: Gesegnet seiest du von Jehova! Ich habe das Wort Jehovas erfüllt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et cum venisset Samuel ad Saul, dixit ei Saul: Benedictus tu Domino: implevi verbum Domini.