1 Samuel 15 · Verse 20

1 Samuel 15:20

And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
1 Samuel 15:20, King James Version

1 Samuel 15:20 in other translations

BSB“But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.
WEBSaul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed the LORD’s voice, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
ASVAnd Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of Jehovah, and have gone the way which Jehovah sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
YLTAnd Saul saith unto Samuel, ‘Because--I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and I go in the way which Jehovah hath sent me, and bring in Agag king of Amalek, and Amalek I have devoted;
DARBYAnd Saul said to Samuel, I have indeed hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and have gone the way which Jehovah sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
BBEAnd Saul said, Truly, I have done the orders of the Lord and have gone the way the Lord sent me; I have taken Agag, the king of Amalek, and have given the Amalekites up to destruction.
WebsterAnd Saul said to Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

What does 1 Samuel 15:20 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…

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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 15:20 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.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
שָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherthatH834
שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiI listenedH8085
בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice ofH6963
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וָאֵלֵ֕ךְva.'e.Lekhand I wentH1980
בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhon the journeyH1870
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
שְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.nihe sent meH7971
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וָאָבִ֗יאva.'a.Vi'and I broughtH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲגַג֙'a.GagAgagH90
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
עֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekAmalekH6002
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
עֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekAmalekH6002
הֶחֱרַֽמְתִּי\׃he.che.Ram.tiI totally destroyedH2763

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 15:20

  • 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.

  • Matthew 19:20

    The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

  • Romans 10:3

    For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

  • Job 34:5

    For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

  • Job 35:2

    Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 15:3

    Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

  • Job 33:9

    I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.

  • Luke 10:29

    But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

  • 1 Samuel 15:8

    And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

  • Job 40:8

    Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

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Yea.
13; Job 33:9; 34:5; 35:2; 40:8; Mt 19:20; Lu 10:29; 18:11; Ro 10:3
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Context

  • 1 Samuel 15:19

    Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord?

  • 1 Samuel 15:20

    And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

  • 1 Samuel 15:21

    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.

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1 Samuel 15:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Saúl respondió á Samuel: Antes he oído la voz de Jehová, y fuí á la jornada que Jehová me envió, y he traído á Agag rey de Amalec, y he destruído á los Amalecitas:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Saül dit à Samuel: J’ai écouté la voix de l’ Éternel, et je suis allé par le chemin par lequel l’ Éternel m’a envoyé; et j’ai amené Agag, roi d’Amalek, et j’ai entièrement détruit Amalek.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Saul sprach zu Samuel: Ich habe der Stimme Jehovas gehorcht und bin auf dem Wege gezogen, den Jehova mich gesandt hat; und ich habe Agag, den König der Amalekiter, hergebracht, und die Amalekiter habe ich verbannt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait Saul ad Samuelem: Immo audivi vocem Domini, et ambulavi in via per quam misit me Dominus, et adduxi Agag regem Amalec, et Amalec interfeci.