1 Samuel 15:29
Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent."
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 14:28Tell them, 'As I live, says the Lord, surely as you have spoken in my ears, so will I do to you:
Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place.Underneath are the everlasting arms.He thrust out the enemy from before you,and said, 'Destroy!'
Psalms 29:11The Lord will give strength to his people.The Lord will bless his people with peace.
Psalms 95:11Therefore I swore in my wrath,"They won't enter into my rest."
Ezekiel 24:14I, the Lord, have spoken it: it shall happen, and I will do it: I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to your ways, and according to your doings, shall they judge you,' says the Lord God."
2 Corinthians 12:9He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 15:25-32
Saul's Dethronement Foretold. ( b. c. 1065.) 24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord , and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord . 26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord , and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. 27 And as Samuel turned about to go away,… Read the whole commentary →