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Saul went out to meet and welcome him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came. And Saul went out to meet him and greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now it happened, as soon as he had finished presenting the burnt offering, that Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as soon as he finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him <i>and</i> to greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As soon as he finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him and to greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it came about as soon as he finished offering the burnt offering, that behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him <i>and</i> to greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And as soon as he finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him <i>and</i> to greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As soon as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel finally came; Saul went out to meet and to welcome him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. So Saul went out to greet him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. So Saul went out to greet him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and just as he placed it on the altar, Samuel arrived. Saul went out to welcome him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As he finished sacrificing the burnt offering, Samuel came, and Saul went to greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and just as he was finishing, Samuel arrived. Saul went out to meet him and welcome him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to meet and greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Just when he had finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel appeared on the scene. Saul went out to meet him and to greet him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It came to pass that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, look, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It came to pass that as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass at his completing to cause the burnt-offering to ascend, that behold, Samuel has come, and Saul goes out to meet him, to bless him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass at his completing to cause the burnt-offering to ascend, that lo, Samuel hath come, and Saul goeth out to meet him, to bless him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be when he finished to bring up the burnt-offering, and behold, Samuel came; and Saul went forth to his meeting, and to bless him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he had made an end of offering the holocaust, behold Samuel came: and Saul went forth to meet him and salute him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he had completed the offering of the holocaust, behold, Samuel arrived. And Saul went out to meet him, so that he might greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As he finished sacrificing the burnt offering, there came Samuel! So Saul went out toward him in order to greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived; and Saul went out to meet him and salute him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And as soon as he had finished making the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might bless him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when he had finished offering burnt offerings, Shemueil came, and Shaul went out to meet him for his blessing<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass when he had finished offering the whole-burnt-offering, that Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to meet him, <i>and</i> to bless him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/13-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=3230" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Saul's Unlawful Sacrifice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kə·ḵal·lō·ṯōw (Prep-k:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">Just as he finished</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: hā·‘ō·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">the burnt offering,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/8050.htm" title="8050: šə·mū·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Name of God, a prophet of Isr. From the passive participle of shama' and 'el; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites.">Samuel</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">arrived,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: šā·’ūl (N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">and Saul</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·rā·ṯōw (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: lə·ḇā·ră·ḵōw (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">to greet him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>“What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-13.htm">1 Samuel 15:13-14</a></span><br />When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.” / But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-8.htm">1 Samuel 10:8</a></span><br />And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22-23</a></span><br />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 rams. / For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a></span><br />Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-18.htm">1 Samuel 28:18</a></span><br />Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-7.htm">2 Samuel 12:7-9</a></span><br />Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. / I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more. / Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">1 Kings 13:1-5</a></span><br />Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD. / And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’” / That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">1 Kings 13:33-34</a></span><br />Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places. / And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-7.htm">1 Kings 14:7-10</a></span><br />Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel. / I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes. / You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-7.htm">2 Chronicles 16:7-9</a></span><br />At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand. / Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand. / For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a></span><br />“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">Jeremiah 7:21-23</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves! / For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, / but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a></span><br />For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-7.htm">Matthew 12:7</a></span><br />If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.</p><p class="hdg">Saul</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-13.htm">1 Samuel 15:13</a></b></br> And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed <i>be</i> thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">salute him [heb] bless him</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-13.htm">1 Samuel 15:13</a></b></br> And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed <i>be</i> thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/2-4.htm">Ruth 2:4</a></b></br> And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD <i>be</i> with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/129-8.htm">Psalm 129:8</a></b></br> Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD <i>be</i> upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-9.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-13.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/ruth/3-10.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-6.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-9.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-9.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-1.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-12.htm">Completing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-13.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-13.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-12.htm">Making</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-9.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-4.htm">Salute</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-8.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-9.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-13.htm">Soon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/16-4.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-12.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-13.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-13.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-12.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-12.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Completing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-27.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-1.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-26.htm">Making</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-12.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-12.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-6.htm">Salute</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-57.htm">Soon</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-1.htm">Saul's select band</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-3.htm">He calls the Hebrews to Gilgal against the Philistines</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-5.htm">The Philistines' great army</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-6.htm">The distress of the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-8.htm">Saul, weary of staying for Samuel, sacrifices</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Samuel reproves him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-17.htm">The three raiding parties of the Philistines</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-19.htm">The policy of the Philistines, to allow no blacksmith in Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Just as he finished offering the burnt offering</b><br>This phrase highlights Saul's impatience and disobedience. In the context of ancient Israel, only priests or prophets like Samuel were authorized to offer sacrifices. Saul's actions demonstrate a lack of faith and trust in God's timing. This event occurs at a critical moment when the Philistines are threatening Israel, and Saul's army is scattering. Saul's decision to offer the burnt offering himself reflects a common human tendency to take matters into one's own hands rather than waiting on divine instruction. This act of presumption foreshadows the eventual loss of his kingdom, as it directly disobeys the command given by Samuel in <a href="/1_samuel/10-8.htm">1 Samuel 10:8</a>.<p><b>Samuel arrived</b><br>Samuel's arrival immediately after Saul's unauthorized sacrifice underscores the importance of obedience and timing in God's plan. Samuel, as a prophet, represents God's voice and authority. His timely arrival serves as a test of Saul's faith and patience. Theologically, this moment illustrates the principle that God's timing is perfect, and human impatience can lead to dire consequences. Samuel's presence also signifies the divine order and the importance of adhering to God's established leadership and priesthood.<p><b>and Saul went out to greet him</b><br>Saul's action of going out to greet Samuel can be seen as an attempt to justify or cover up his disobedience. In the cultural context of the time, greeting someone was a sign of respect and acknowledgment of authority. However, Saul's greeting is overshadowed by his prior disobedience. This moment reflects the tension between outward appearances and inward reality, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture. Saul's greeting may also indicate his awareness of having overstepped his bounds, as he seeks to placate Samuel. This encounter sets the stage for Samuel's rebuke and the prophetic declaration of the end of Saul's dynasty, as seen in <a href="/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13-14</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel. In this passage, Saul acts out of impatience and fear, offering a burnt sacrifice, which was not his role as king.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a></b><br>The prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed Saul as king. Samuel represents God's authority and timing, arriving just after Saul's disobedient act.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilgal.htm">Gilgal</a></b><br>A significant location in Israel's history, often associated with renewal and covenant. It is here that Saul's kingship is tested and found wanting.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/burnt_offering.htm">Burnt Offering</a></b><br>A sacrificial act meant to honor God, typically performed by a priest. Saul's unauthorized offering signifies a breach of divine order.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>The perennial enemies of Israel, whose threat prompted Saul's premature sacrifice. Their presence underscores the tension and fear driving Saul's actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Saul's actions remind us that obedience to God's commands is paramount, even when circumstances seem pressing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_timing.htm">Trusting God's Timing</a></b><br>Saul's impatience led to disobedience. We must learn to trust God's timing, knowing He sees the bigger picture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_and_responsibility.htm">Role and Responsibility</a></b><br>Saul overstepped his role as king by performing a priestly duty. We should respect the roles and responsibilities God has assigned to us and others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_impatience.htm">Consequences of Impatience</a></b><br>Saul's impatience had lasting consequences for his reign. Our impatience can lead to decisions that have long-term negative effects.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_guidance.htm">Seeking God's Guidance</a></b><br>In times of fear and uncertainty, we should seek God's guidance rather than acting on impulse.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_saul's_punishment_so_severe.htm">Why is Saul’s punishment in 1 Samuel 13:9–14 so severe for offering sacrifices, while other biblical characters commit greater offenses with fewer consequences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_1_sam_13_1-2_and_acts_13_21_align.htm">How does 1 Samuel 13:1-2 reconcile with Acts 13:21, which states Saul reigned for forty years?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_the_conflict_on_who_attacked_philistines.htm">Why does 1 Samuel 13:3-4 give conflicting impressions of who actually attacked the Philistine garrison, Jonathan or Saul?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_omit_saul's_age_reign_in_1_sam_13_1.htm">Why does 1 Samuel 13:1 omit Saul's exact age and reign length in many manuscripts, and how does this omission affect the text's reliability?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Behold, Samuel came.</span>--Scarcely does the sacrificial ceremony appear to have been completed when the seer appeared on the scene.<p>It was the seventh day, according to the solemn injunction given to the king, but Saul, in his impatience, had not waited till the end of the day.<p><span class= "bld">Saul went out to meet him.</span>--The reverence which the king, in spite of his disobedience, felt for Samuel is displayed in his going out to meet him thus publicly. This deep feeling of the king for the great prophet to whom he felt he owed so much existed on Saul's part all the days of Samuel's life, and, as we shall see, even after Samuel's death.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That he might salute him.</span> Literally, "bless him," but the word is often used of a solemn salutation (<a href="/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29</a>). It is evident that Samuel came on the seventh day, and that Saul in his impetuosity could not stay the whole day out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/13-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Just as he finished</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḵal·lō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">offering</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַעֲל֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the burnt offering,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֹלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Samuel</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mū·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm">Strong's 8050: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">arrived,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(bā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Saul</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁא֛וּל</span> <span class="translit">(šā·’ūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּצֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to greet him.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָרֲכֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·ră·ḵōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/13-10.htm">1 Samuel 13:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/13-10.htm">1 Samuel 13:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/13-10.htm">1 Samuel 13:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/13-10.htm">1 Samuel 13:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/13-10.htm">1 Samuel 13:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/13-10.htm">1 Samuel 13:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/13-10.htm">1 Samuel 13:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/13-10.htm">1 Samuel 13:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/13-10.htm">1 Samuel 13:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/13-10.htm">1 Samuel 13:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/13-10.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 13:10 It came to pass that as soon (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/13-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 13:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 13:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 13:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 13:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>