1 Samuel 13:9
in 1 Samuel 13So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.
KJV
And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 13
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
There is a difference of opinion among commentators whether Saul himself offered the sacrifices prepared for Samuel, thus entrenching upon the priest’s office; or whether he ordered the priests to sacrifice, as Solomon did. In the latter case his sin consisted in disobeying the word of God, who had bidden him wait until Samuel came. And this is, on the whole, the more probable; since Samuel’s rebuke says nothing of any assumption of priesthood, such as we read in the case of Uzziah 2Ch 26:18.
This site's exposition
the set time that Samuel had appointed
on 1 Samuel 13:8-9
The set time is 10:8, where Samuel had told Saul before ever the kingdom began, seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee. Saul keeps the letter of it, waiting out the full seven days while his army bleeds away man by man, and breaks at the very edge of the appointed hour rather than trust the word to hold one hour past a soldier's patience. He offers the burnt offering himself, a king performing a priest's act, and the whole weight of the chapter turns on the space between waiting almost long enough and waiting long enough.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistCommentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 3 · Written before 604.
proposed
14. Up to this point, because the divine word has spoken about Saul as chosen and good, as was said above, it seemed reasonable that what was said about him should be taken in a good sense, both historically and morally. But now, because we have come to the place of his transgression, it is certainly necessary that we also see in him the things that are to be avoided. But what ought ever to have seemed more carefully to be avoided by all the elect than the evil of pride and disobedience?
So Saul said: Bring me the burnt offering, etc. Seeing that the people had slipped away from him, but not seeing Samuel approaching, Saul offered the burnt offering. The legal scholars of that time, greatly degenerating from the perfection of the early leaders, saw the …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Saul said,.... Being impatient, and seeing the people deserting him apace, and unwilling to engage in a battle without first sacrificing to God, and imploring his help and assistance: bring hither a burnt offering to me; that is, a creature for a burnt offering, a bullock, sheep, goat, or lamb: and peace offerings; which also were either of the herd, or of the flock: and he offered the burnt offering; either he himself, or by a priest.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings--Saul, though patriotic enough in his own way, was more ambitious of gaining the glory of a triumph to himself than ascribing it to God.
And he offered the burnt-offering - This was most perfectly unconstitutional; he had no authority to offer, or cause to be offered, any of the Lord’s sacrifices.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| שָׁא֔וּל | shaul | Saul | H7586 → | 402 times |
| הַגִּ֣שׁוּ | hagishu | bring near | H5066 → | 125 times |
| אֵלַ֔י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָעֹלָ֖ה | haolah | the burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים | vehashelamim | and the peace offerings | H8002 → | 87 times |
| וַיַּ֖עַל | vaiyaal | and he offered up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| הָעֹלָֽה׃ | haolah | the burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
שָׁא֔וּלSaul
shaulH7586 →402 times
הַגִּ֣שׁוּbring near
hagishuH5066 →125 times
אֵלַ֔יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
הָעֹלָ֖הthe burnt offering
haolahH5930 →287 times
וְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםand the peace offerings
vehashelamimH8002 →87 times
וַיַּ֖עַלand he offered up
vaiyaalH5927 →890 times
הָעֹלָֽה׃the burnt offering
haolahH5930 →287 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
it leads to
- Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 15:22
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of…
- Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
- Micah 6:6–8
With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
- Mark 12:33
and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and…
- Proverbs 15:8
Through
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
it leads to
- Proverbs 15:29
The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
- Jeremiah 6:20
What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17
I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are…
- Proverbs 15:29
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Samuel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Samuel; Gregory the Dialogist, Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 3; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.