1 Samuel 13:9

So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.

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KJV

And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.

ASV

And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.

YLT

And Saul saith, `Bring nigh unto me the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings;' and he causeth the burnt-offering to ascend.

DBT

And Saul said, Bring hither to me the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings. And he offered up the burnt-offering.

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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?

Gregory the Dialogist· Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 3, 604patristic

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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 …

Bede· Commentary on Samuel, 735patristic

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.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

There is a difference of opinion among commentators whether Saul himself offered the sacrifices prepared for Samuel, thus entrenching upon the priests 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 Samuels rebuke says nothing of any assumption of priesthood, such as we read in the case of Uzziah 2Ch 26:18.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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1 Kings 3:4
Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 21:3
To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
1 Samuel 14:18
Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)
2 Samuel 24:25
And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.
Isaiah 66:3
Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
1 Samuel 13:12–13
I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
Deuteronomy 12:6
To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
1 Samuel 15:21–22
The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal.”
1 Samuel 28:18
Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.
Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

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About this book

David Slays Goliath — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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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.

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Proverbs 21:3
To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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 independent 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…
Through
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
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 independent 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…

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