1 Samuel 15:13

And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou unto the Lord, I have performed the word of the Lord.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.

In Context

12And Samuel rose up early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told to Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set himself up a monument, and then went about, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.

14And Samuel said, What is then this bleating of the flocks in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

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Cross References

Genesis 14:19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth.

Ruth 3:10And he said, Blessed be thou unto the Lord, my daughter; for thou hast shown more kindness in the last instance than the first, by not going after the young men, whether they be poor or rich.

1 Samuel 15:9But Saul together with the people had pity on Agag, and on the best of the flocks, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the fat lambs, and all that was good, and they would not destroy them; but all the cattle that was of little value and weak, that they destroyed.

1 Samuel 23:21And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have pity on me.

Proverbs 28:13He that concealeth his transgressions will not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them will obtain mercy.

Proverbs 31:31Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 15:11-24

Samuel Reproves Saul; Saul Rejected of God. ( b. c. 1065.) 10 Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying, 11 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night. 12 And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal. 13… Read the whole commentary →

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