1 Samuel 15 · Verse 29

1 Samuel 15:29

And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
1 Samuel 15:29, King James Version

1 Samuel 15:29 in other translations

BSBMoreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
WEBAlso the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.”
ASVAnd also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.
YLTand also, the Pre-eminence of Israel doth not lie nor repent, for He is not a man to be penitent.'
DARBYAnd also the Hope of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.
BBEAnd further, the Glory of Israel will not say what is false, and his purpose may not be changed: for he is not a man, whose purpose may be changed.
WebsterAnd also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.

What does 1 Samuel 15:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
29. the Strength of Israel will not lie--Hebrew, "He that gives a victory to Israel," a further rebuke of his pride in rearing the Carmel trophy, and an intimation that no loss would be sustained in Israel by his rejection.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 The Strength of Israel will not lie - What God has purposed he will bring to pass, for he has all power in the heavens and in the earth; and he will not repent - change his purpose - concerning thee. We may say it was some extenuation of Saul's fault that the people insisted on preserving the best of the prey; for who could resist the demands of a victorious mob? But his crime was in consenting; had he not, the crime would have been theirs alone.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:24-31

There were several signs of hypocrisy in Saul's repentance. 1. He besought Samuel only, and seemed most anxious to stand right in his opinion, and to gain his favour. 2. He excuses his fault, even when confessing it; that is never the way of a true penitent. 3. All his care was to save his credit, and preserve his interest in the people. Men are fickle and alter their minds, feeble and cannot effect their purposes…

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1 Samuel 15:29 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.

וְגַם֙ve.Gamand alsoH1571
נֵ֣צַחNe.tzach[the] eminence ofH5331
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
יְשַׁקֵּ֖רye.sha.Kerhe will deal falselyH8266
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
יִנָּחֵ֑םyi.na.Chemhe will regretH5162
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
אָדָ֛ם'a.Dam[is] a manH120
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
לְהִנָּחֵֽם\׃le.hi.na.Chemto regretH5162

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 15:29

  • Numbers 23:19

    God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

  • Ezekiel 24:14

    I the Lord have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God.

  • Titus 1:2

    In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

  • Hebrews 6:18

    That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

  • 2 Timothy 2:13

    If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

  • Psalms 95:11

    Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.

  • Joel 3:16

    The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

  • 2 Corinthians 12:9

    And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

  • Isaiah 45:24

    Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.

  • Psalms 68:35

    O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.

  • Deuteronomy 33:27

    The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

  • Philippians 4:13

    I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Strength. or, Eternity, or, Victory.
De 33:27; Ps 29:11; 68:35; Isa 45:24; Joe 3:16; 2Co 12:9; Php 4:13
will not lie.
Nu 14:28,29; 23:19; Ps 95:11; Eze 24:14; 2Ti 2:13; Tit 1:2
Heb 6:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 15:28

    And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.

  • 1 Samuel 15:29

    And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.

  • 1 Samuel 15:30

    Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord thy God.

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1 Samuel 15:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y también el Vencedor de Israel no mentirá, ni se arrepentirá: porque no es hombre para que se arrepienta.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et aussi, la sûre Confiance d’Israël ne ment point et ne se repent point; car il n’est pas un homme pour se repentir.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und auch lügt nicht das Vertrauen Israels, und er bereut nicht; denn nicht ein Mensch ist er, um zu bereuen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Porro triumphator in Israël non parcet, et pœnitudine non flectetur: neque enim homo est ut agat pœnitentiam.