1 Samuel 15 · Verse 31

1 Samuel 15:31

So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the Lord.
1 Samuel 15:31, King James Version

1 Samuel 15:31 in other translations

BSBSo Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
WEBSo Samuel went back with Saul; and Saul worshiped the LORD.
ASVSo Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped Jehovah.
YLTAnd Samuel turneth back after Saul, and Saul boweth himself to Jehovah;
DARBYSo Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped Jehovah.
BBESo Samuel went back after Saul, and Saul gave worship to the Lord.
WebsterSo Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshiped the LORD.

What does 1 Samuel 15:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
31. Samuel turned again after Saul--not to worship along with him; but first, that the people might have no ground, on pretense of Saul's rejection, to withdraw their allegiance from him; and secondly, to compensate for Saul's error, by executing God's judgment upon Agag.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 15:31 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.

וַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he turned backH7725
שְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050
אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
שָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuand he bowed downH7812
שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
לַֽיהוָֽה\׃\ \סla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

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

Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 15:31

    So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 15:32

    Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

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1 Samuel 15:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y volvió Samuel tras Saúl, y adoró Saúl á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Samuel retourna après Saül, et Saül se prosterna devant l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Samuel kehrte um, Saul nach, und Saul betete an vor Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Reversus ergo Samuel secutus est Saulem: et adoravit Saul Dominum.