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1 Samuel 15:24 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 15 · verse 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.1 Samuel 15:24 · King James Version
1 Samuel 15:24 in context
22And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
23For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
24And 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.
25Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD.
26And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- transgressedʻâbarto cross overH5674 →
- commandmentpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- sinnedchâṭâʼproperly, to missH2398 →
- fearedyârêʼto fearH3372 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
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Saul is at length brought to put himself into the dress of the penitent; but it is too evident that he only acts the part of a penitent, and is not one indeed. Observe, I. How poorly he expressed his repentance.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 24-31