Parallel Verses
NET Bible
When Samuel came to him, Saul said to him, "May the Lord bless you! I have done what the Lord said."
New American Standard Bible
Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “
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.
Holman Bible
When Samuel came to him, Saul said, “May the Lord bless you.
International Standard Version
Samuel approached Saul. "May the LORD bless you," Saul said. "I've carried out the LORD's command."
A Conservative Version
And Samuel came to Saul. And Saul said to him, Blessed be thou of LORD. I have performed the commandment of LORD.
American Standard Version
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of Jehovah: I have performed the commandment of Jehovah.
Amplified
So Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the Lord. I have carried out the command of the Lord.”
Bible in Basic English
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, May the blessing of the Lord be with you: I have done what was ordered by the Lord.
Darby Translation
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed art thou of Jehovah: I have fulfilled the word of Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
And Samuel will come to Saul: and Saul will say to him, Blessed thou of Jehovah: I set up the word of Jehovah.
King James 2000
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be you of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said to him, "May you be blessed by Yahweh! I have kept the word of Yahweh."
Modern King James verseion
And Samuel came to Saul. And Saul said to him, You are blessed of Jehovah. I have done the command of Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when Samuel was come to Saul, Saul said unto him, "Blessed be thou in the LORD. I have done the commandment of the LORD."
New Heart English Bible
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, "You are blessed by the LORD. I have performed the commandment of the LORD."
The Emphasized Bible
And Samuel came unto Saul, - and Saul said unto him - Blessed, be thou by Yahweh: I have established the word of Yahweh.
Webster
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said to him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
World English Bible
Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, "You are blessed by Yahweh! I have performed the commandment of Yahweh."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Samuel cometh in unto Saul, and Saul saith to him, 'Blessed art thou of Jehovah; I have performed the word of Jehovah.'
Themes
Agency » In executing judgments
Amalekites, the » saul » Condemned for not utterly destroying
Christian ministers » Expostulate with rulers » Samuel with saul
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Presumption » Instances of » Sparing the amalekites
Repentance » Instances of » Saul, at the rebuke of samuel for not destroying the amalekites
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Saul, sparing agag and the best of the booty
Salutations » Expressions used as » Blessed be thou of the lord
Saul, king of israel » The man who lost a crown characteristics of » Disobedience
Self-righteousness » Exemplified » saul
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 15:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samuel Announces The Downfall Of Saul
12 Then Samuel got up early to meet Saul the next morning. But Samuel was informed, "Saul has gone to Carmel where he is setting up a monument for himself. Then Samuel left and went down to Gilgal." 13 When Samuel came to him, Saul said to him, "May the Lord bless you! I have done what the Lord said." 14 Samuel replied, "If that is the case, then what is this sound of sheep in my ears and the sound of cattle that I hear?"
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 14:19
He blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth.
Judges 17:2
He said to his mother, "You know the eleven hundred pieces of silver which were stolen from you, about which I heard you pronounce a curse? Look here, I have the silver. I stole it, but now I am giving it back to you." His mother said, "May the Lord reward you, my son!"
Ruth 3:10
He said, "May you be rewarded by the Lord, my dear! This act of devotion is greater than what you did before. For you have not sought to marry one of the young men, whether rich or poor.
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it."
1 Samuel 13:10
Just when he had finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel appeared on the scene. Saul went out to meet him and to greet him.
1 Samuel 15:9
However, Saul and the army spared Agag, along with the best of the flock, the cattle, the fatlings, and the lambs, as well as everything else that was of value. They were not willing to slaughter them. But they did slaughter everything that was despised and worthless.
1 Samuel 15:11
"I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from me and has not done what I told him to do." Samuel became angry and he cried out to the Lord all that night.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 28:13
The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
Proverbs 30:13
There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty, and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully.
Proverbs 31:31
Give her credit for what she has accomplished, and let her works praise her in the city gates.
Luke 17:10
So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say, 'We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty.'"
Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers -- or even like this tax collector.