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Had you kept it, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. <a href="/esv/1_samuel/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the LORD your God, with which he commanded you. For then the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/13.htm">New King James Version</a> And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you. For now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly! You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, for the LORD would now have established your kingdom over Israel forever. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> Samuel said to Saul, &#8220You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, for now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, for now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which He commanded you, for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, for [if you had obeyed] the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Samuel said to Saul, “You have been foolish. You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you. It was at this time that the LORD would have permanently established your reign over Israel, <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Samuel said to Saul, &#8220You have been foolish. You have not kept the command which the LORD your God gave you. It was at this time that the LORD would have permanently established your reign over Israel, <a href="/asv/1_samuel/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of Jehovah thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would Jehovah have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "That was stupid!" Samuel said. "You didn't obey the LORD your God. If you had obeyed him, someone from your family would always have been king of Israel. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "You did a foolish thing," Samuel told Saul. "You didn't follow the command of the LORD your God. [If you had,] the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel permanently. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> "That was a foolish thing to do," Samuel answered. "You have not obeyed the command the LORD your God gave you. If you had obeyed, he would have let you and your descendants rule over Israel forever. <a href="/isv/1_samuel/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then Samuel told Saul, "You have acted foolishly. You haven't obeyed the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you. For then the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever, <a href="/msb/1_samuel/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?You have acted foolishly,? Samuel declared. ?You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. <a href="/net/1_samuel/13.htm">NET Bible</a> Then Samuel said to Saul, "You have made a foolish choice! You have not obeyed the commandment that the LORD your God gave you. Had you done that, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever! <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you; for now the LORD would have established your kingdom on Israel forever. <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. <a href="/web/1_samuel/13.htm">World English Bible</a> Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you; for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom on Israel forever. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Samuel says to Saul, “You have been foolish; you have not kept the command of your God YHWH, which He commanded you, for now YHWH had established your kingdom over Israel for all time; <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Samuel saith unto Saul, 'Thou hast been foolish; thou hast not kept the command of Jehovah thy God, which He commanded thee, for now had Jehovah established thy kingdom over Israel unto the age; <a href="/slt/1_samuel/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Samuel will say to Saul, Thou didst foolishly: thou didst not watch the commands of Jehovah thy God which he commanded thee; for now Jehovah prepared thy kingdom for Israel, even for ever.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Samuel said to Saul: Thou hast done foolishly, and hast not kept the commandments of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee. And if thou hadst not done thus, the Lord would now have established thy kingdom over Israel for ever. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Samuel said to Saul: “You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the commandments of the Lord your God, which he instructed to you. And if you had not acted in this way, the Lord would, here and now, have prepared your kingdom over Israel forever. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/13.htm">New American Bible</a> Samuel replied to Saul: “You have acted foolishly! Had you kept the command the LORD your God gave you, the LORD would now establish your kingship in Israel forever; <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you. The LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Samuel said to Saul, You have done foolishly; for you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you; for now would the LORD have established your kingdom over Israel, as he had said, I will establish you for ever. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Shemueil said to Shaul: “You have done foolishly that you have not kept the commandment of LORD JEHOVAH your God which he commanded you, because now LORD JEHOVAH your God had made ready your Kingdom over Israel, and he said that he would establish you unto eternity!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Samuel said to Saul: 'Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which He commanded thee; for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. <a href="/sep/1_samuel/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly; for thou hast not kept my command, which the Lord commanded thee, as now the Lord would have confirmed thy kingdom over Israel for ever. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/13-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=3262" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Saul's Unlawful Sacrifice</a> …12I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.” 13<a href="/hebrew/5528.htm" title="5528: nis·kā·lə·tā (V-Nifal-Perf-2ms) -- To be foolish or a fool. For kacal; to be silly.">“You have acted foolishly,”</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/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">declared.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“You have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šā·mar·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">kept</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·waṯ (N-fsc) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">the command</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāḵ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">gave you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">if you had,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: hê·ḵîn (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">would have established</a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·laḵ·tə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">your kingdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">all time.</a> 14But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22-23</a> 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.” <a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a> 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.” <a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11</a> Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. <a href="/1_kings/13-26.htm">1 Kings 13:26</a> When the prophet who had brought him back from his journey heard this, he said, “It is the man of God who disobeyed the command of the LORD. Therefore the LORD has delivered him to the lion, and it has mauled him and killed him, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to him.” <a href="/1_kings/14-7.htm">1 Kings 14:7-10</a> 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. ... <a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">2 Kings 17:20</a> So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. <a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">2 Chronicles 16:9</a> 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.” <a href="/psalms/89-30.htm">Psalm 89:30-32</a> If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, / if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments, / I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes. <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a> Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1</a> “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. <a href="/jeremiah/18-9.htm">Jeremiah 18:9-10</a> And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom, / and if it does evil in My sight and does not listen to My voice, then I will relent of the good I had intended for it. <a href="/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11</a> So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away. <a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a> Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. <a href="/luke/12-47.htm">Luke 12:47-48</a> That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows. / But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded. <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Samuel said to Saul, You have done foolishly: you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you: for now would the LORD have established your kingdom on Israel for ever.Thou hast done<a href="/2_samuel/12-7.htm">2 Samuel 12:7-9</a> And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; … <a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18</a> And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.<a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">1 Kings 21:20</a> And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.hast not kept<a href="/1_samuel/15-11.htm">1 Samuel 15:11,22,28</a> 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… <a href="/psalms/50-8.htm">Psalm 50:8-15</a> I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/15-7.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-14.htm">Age</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-6.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-15.htm">Command</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-29.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-15.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-20.htm">Established</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-27.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-14.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/ruth/2-16.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/14-33.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-15.htm">Age</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-13.htm">Command</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-13.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-31.htm">Established</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-19.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-29.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-3.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-15.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-15.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-18.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 13</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/13-1.htm">Saul's select band</a> 3. <a href="/1_samuel/13-3.htm">He calls the Hebrews to Gilgal against the Philistines</a> 5. <a href="/1_samuel/13-5.htm">The Philistines' great army</a> 6. <a href="/1_samuel/13-6.htm">The distress of the Israelites</a> 8. <a href="/1_samuel/13-8.htm">Saul, weary of staying for Samuel, sacrifices</a> 11. <a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Samuel reproves him</a> 17. <a href="/1_samuel/13-17.htm">The three raiding parties of the Philistines</a> 19. <a href="/1_samuel/13-19.htm">The policy of the Philistines, to allow no blacksmith in Israel</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. In the biblical context, acting foolishly often refers to a lack of faith or disobedience to God's commands. Samuel, as a prophet, speaks with authority from God. Saul's actions are considered foolish because they demonstrate a lack of trust in God's timing and instructions. This phrase highlights the importance of obedience and wisdom in leadership, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>, where the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.“You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you;” This refers to Saul's failure to wait for Samuel to offer the burnt offering, as instructed in <a href="/1_samuel/10-8.htm">1 Samuel 10:8</a>. Saul's impatience and presumption led him to take on a priestly role, which was not his to assume. This disobedience is significant because it shows a disregard for God's established order and commands. The importance of obedience to God's commands is echoed throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are tied to obedience.“if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.” This statement underscores the conditional nature of God's promises based on obedience. Saul's dynasty could have been established permanently, similar to the Davidic covenant later promised to David in <a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>. The concept of a lasting kingdom is also a type of the eternal kingdom of Jesus Christ, who is from the line of David and whose kingdom is established forever, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a>. Saul's failure contrasts with the faithfulness required to maintain God's favor and the fulfillment of His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a> A prophet and judge of Israel, Samuel was a key figure in the transition from the period of judges to the establishment of the monarchy. He anointed both Saul and David as kings. 2. <a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a> The first king of Israel, Saul was chosen by God but later rejected due to his disobedience. His reign marked the beginning of the Israelite monarchy. 3. <a href="/topical/g/gilgal.htm">Gilgal</a> A significant location in Israel's history, Gilgal was where Saul was confirmed as king and where he later disobeyed God's command, leading to Samuel's rebuke. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_philistines.htm">The Philistines</a> A perennial enemy of Israel, the Philistines were a constant threat during Saul's reign, prompting Saul's premature sacrifice and subsequent rebuke by Samuel. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_command_of_the_lord.htm">The Command of the LORD</a> Refers to the specific instructions given by God through Samuel, which Saul failed to obey, leading to the loss of his dynasty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Saul's failure to obey God's command highlights the critical nature of obedience in our relationship with God. Disobedience can have lasting consequences. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a> Saul's impatience led him to act foolishly. We must learn to wait on God's timing and trust His plans, even when circumstances seem pressing. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_accountability.htm">Leadership and Accountability</a> As leaders, we are accountable to God for our actions. Saul's example serves as a warning to lead with integrity and faithfulness to God's commands. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Saul's disobedience resulted in the loss of his dynasty. Our actions have consequences, and we must strive to align our lives with God's will. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_grace.htm">God's Sovereignty and Grace</a> Despite Saul's failure, God's plan for Israel continued through David. God's sovereignty ensures that His purposes will prevail, and His grace offers redemption.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 13</a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_sam_19_9_fit_a_good_god.htm">How could an “evil spirit from the Lord” (1 Samuel 19:9) align with a belief in a benevolent God? </a> <a href="/q/why_would_god_send_an_'evil_spirit'.htm">In 1 Samuel 16:14, why would God send an “evil spirit” to torment Saul, contradicting the idea of a benevolent deity? </a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_davidic_covenant_promises.htm">What promises define the Davidic Covenant?</a> <a href="/q/what_do_saul,_jonathan,_and_david_teach.htm">What lessons do Saul, Jonathan, and David's lives teach?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Thou hast done foolishly. Saul had not only received an express command to wait seven days, but it had been given him under special circumstances, and confirmed by the fulfilment of the appointed signs. He knew, moreover, how much depended upon his waiting, and that obedience to the prophet's command was an essential condition of his appointment. Nevertheless, in his impatience and distrust of Jehovah, he cannot bide the set time; not really because of any wish to propitiate God, but because of the effect to be produced upon the mind of the people. It was tedious to remain inactive; his position in the plains was. untenable; at any moment his retreat to the mountains might be cut off; and so he prefers the part of a prudent general to that of an obedient and trustful servant of God. And we may notice that there is no confession of wrong on his part. His mind rather seems entirely occupied with his duty as a king, without having regard to the higher King, whom it ought to have been his first duty to obey. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/13-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“You have acted foolishly,” נִסְכָּ֑לְתָּ (nis·kā·lə·tā) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5528.htm">Strong's 5528: </a> To be foolish or a fool Samuel שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm">Strong's 8050: </a> Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel declared. וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “You have not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no kept שָׁמַ֗רְתָּ (šā·mar·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the command מִצְוַ֞ת (miṣ·waṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> Commandment the LORD יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative gave you; צִוָּ֔ךְ (ṣiw·wāḵ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order if you had, עַתָּ֗ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time the LORD יְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel would have established הֵכִ֨ין (hê·ḵîn) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> To be erect your kingdom מַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛ (mam·laḵ·tə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign over אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc for עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while all time. עוֹלָֽם׃ (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-13.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 13:13 Samuel said to Saul You have done (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/13-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 13:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 13:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 13:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 13:14" /></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>