1 Samuel 15:20 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 15:20

“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.

BSB

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ASV

And 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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

LETTER TO THE BISHOPS OF EGYPT 1.11 (373)

And when Saul was charged with negligence and a breach of the law, he did not benefit his cause by alleging his conduct on other matters. For a defence on one count will not operate to obtain an acquittal on another count; but if all things should be done according to law and justice, a man must defend himself in those particulars wherein he is accused, and must either disprove the past, or else confess it with the promise that he will desist, and do so no more.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But it was their doing and not his; and, besides, it was for sacrifice to the Lord here at Gilgal, whither they were now bringing them. See what a hard thing it is to convince the children of disobedience of their sin and to strip them of their fig-leaves. Samuel gives a full answer to his apology, since he did insist upon it,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
שָׁא֜וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל	she.mu.'El	Samuel	H8050 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙	sha.Ma'.ti	I listened	H8085 →
בְּק֣וֹל	be.Kol	to [the] voice of	H6963 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ	va.'e.Lekh	and I went	H1980 →
בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ	ba.De.rekh	on the journey	H1870 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
שְׁלָחַ֣נִי	she.la.Cha.ni	he sent me	H7971 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וָאָבִ֗יא	va.'a.Vi'	and I brought	H935 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲגַג֙	'a.Gag	Agag	H90 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
עֲמָלֵ֔ק	'a.ma.Lek	Amalek	H6002 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
עֲמָלֵ֖ק	'a.ma.Lek	Amalek	H6002 →
הֶחֱרַֽמְתִּי׃	he.che.Ram.ti	I totally destroyed	H2763 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 10:3
Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
leads to
- Luke 16:15
  So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
- Philippians 3:9
  and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
  God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Luke 18:9–12
  To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
- Romans 5:19
  For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
Through
Job 40:8
Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
leads to
- Romans 3:4
  Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
Through
Matthew 19:20
“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
leads to
- Galatians 3:24
  So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Through
Job 33:9
‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
leads to
- Job 16:17
  yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Samuel