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And he offered the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Saul said, “Bring a burnt offering and peace offerings here to me.” And he offered the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Saul said, &#8220Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.&#8221 And he offered the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Saul said, “Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Saul said, “Bring near to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering [which he was forbidden to do].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.” Then he offered the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Saul said, &#8220Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.&#8221 Then he offered the burnt offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Finally, Saul commanded, "Bring me some animals, so we can offer sacrifices to please the LORD and ask for his help." Saul killed one of the animals, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt offering to me, and the peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Saul said, "Bring me the animals for the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings." So he sacrificed the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />so he said to them, "Bring me the burnt sacrifices and the fellowship sacrifices." He offered a burnt sacrifice, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Saul said, "Bring the burnt offering and the peace offering to me," and he offered the burnt offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he said, ?Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.? And he offered up the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Saul said, "Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings." Then he offered a burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Saul said, "Bring here the burnt offering to me, and the peace offerings." He offered the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt-offering to me, and peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Saul said, “Bring the burnt offering to me here, and the peace offerings.” He offered the burnt offering. <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 Saul says, “Bring the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings near to me”; and he causes the burnt-offering to ascend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Saul saith, 'Bring nigh unto me the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings;' and he causeth the burnt-offering to ascend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Saul will say, Bring near to me the burnt-offering and the peace, and he will bring up the burnt-offering.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul said: Bring me the holocaust, and the peace offerings. And he offered the holocaust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, Saul said, “Bring me the holocaust and the peace offerings.” And he offered the holocaust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He then said, “Bring me the burnt offering and communion offerings!” Then he sacrificed the burnt offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Saul said, “Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the offerings of well-being.” And he offered the burnt offering.<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 Saul said, Bring here a burnt offering to me, and he offered peace offerings and burnt offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Shaul said: “Bring me burnt offerings and offer up peace sacrifices for burnt offerings”<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 Saul said: 'Bring hither to me the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings.' And he offered the burnt-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Saul said, Bring hither <i>victims</i>, that I may offer whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings: and he offered the whole-burnt-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/13-9.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=3222" 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">8</span>And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><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.">So he</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.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5066.htm" title="5066: hag·gi·šū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To draw near, approach. ">“Bring me</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></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/8002.htm" title="8002: wə·haš·šə·lā·mîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering. From shalam; properly, requital, i.e. A sacrifice in thanks.">and the peace offerings.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">And he offered up</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> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.…<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/15-22.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/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="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">2 Chronicles 26:16-21</a></span><br />But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. / Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him. / They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Leviticus 10:1-2</a></span><br />Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command. / So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-1.htm">Numbers 16:1-35</a></span><br />Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted / a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly. / They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?” ...<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/12-26.htm">1 Kings 12:26-33</a></span><br />Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David. / If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.” / After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">2 Kings 17:21</a></span><br />When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">2 Kings 16:10-16</a></span><br />Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction. / And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned. / When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a></span><br />He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-5</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. / Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-7.htm">2 Chronicles 33:7</a></span><br />Manasseh even took the carved image he had made and set it up in the house of God, of which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-25.htm">2 Chronicles 34:25</a></span><br />because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be poured out upon this place and will not be quenched.’<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 Saul said, Bring here a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.</p><p class="hdg">he offered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/13-12.htm">1 Samuel 13:12,13</a></b></br> Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/14-18.htm">1 Samuel 14:18</a></b></br> And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-21.htm">1 Samuel 15:21,22</a></b></br> But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/6-14.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-8.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-9.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-9.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-22.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-18.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-15.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-10.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-15.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-15.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-15.htm">Peace-Offerings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-7.htm">Saul</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/13-10.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-10.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-10.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-8.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-16.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-18.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-12.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-10.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-4.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">Peace-Offerings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-10.htm">Saul</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>So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.”</b><br>In the context of ancient Israel, burnt offerings and peace offerings were significant components of worship and covenant relationship with God. The burnt offering was entirely consumed by fire, symbolizing complete dedication to God (Leviticus 1). The peace offering, on the other hand, was a communal meal shared between the offerer, the priests, and God, symbolizing fellowship and thanksgiving (Leviticus 3). Saul's command to bring these offerings highlights his impatience and lack of faith, as he was not authorized to perform priestly duties. This act reflects a deeper issue of disobedience and presumption, as only priests, specifically from the line of Aaron, were permitted to offer sacrifices (<a href="/numbers/18-7.htm">Numbers 18:7</a>). Saul's actions foreshadow the eventual loss of his kingdom due to his failure to adhere to God's commands.<p><b>And he offered up the burnt offering.</b><br>Saul's decision to offer the burnt offering himself was a direct violation of the established religious order. This act of disobedience is significant because it demonstrates Saul's lack of trust in God's timing and his willingness to take matters into his own hands. The offering of sacrifices was a sacred duty reserved for the prophet Samuel or the priests, and Saul's usurpation of this role indicates a disregard for God's law. This event is pivotal in the narrative of 1 Samuel, as it leads to Samuel's rebuke and the prophecy of Saul's kingdom being taken from him (<a href="/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13-14</a>). Saul's actions can be contrasted with the obedience of Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the law perfectly and offered Himself as the ultimate sacrifice for sin (<a href="/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12</a>). Saul's failure serves as a cautionary tale about the importance of obedience and faithfulness to God's commands.<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 the prophet Samuel. Saul's reign is marked by his initial obedience to God, followed by a series of disobedient acts, including the one described in this passage.<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 had instructed Saul to wait for him to perform the sacrificial offerings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilgal.htm">Gilgal</a></b><br>A significant location in Israel's history, often associated with important events, including Saul's unlawful sacrifice in this passage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/burnt_offering.htm">Burnt Offering</a></b><br>A sacrificial offering that was to be completely consumed by fire, symbolizing total dedication to God. According to the Law, only priests were authorized to perform such offerings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/peace_offering.htm">Peace Offering</a></b><br>A type of sacrifice in the Old Testament that symbolized fellowship and peace with God, also to be performed by priests.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_over_sacrifice.htm">Obedience Over Sacrifice</a></b><br>Saul's decision to offer the sacrifice himself was a direct act of disobedience. This teaches us that God values our obedience to His commands over ritualistic practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/patience_and_trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Patience and Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Saul's impatience led to his downfall. We must learn to trust God's timing and wait for His guidance, even when circumstances seem pressing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_and_authority.htm">The Role of Leadership and Authority</a></b><br>Saul's actions remind us of the importance of respecting God-ordained authority and roles within the church and community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Saul's unlawful sacrifice had long-term consequences for his reign. Our actions have consequences, and disobedience can lead to loss of blessings and opportunities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_trials.htm">Faithfulness in Trials</a></b><br>Saul's fear of the Philistines led him to act rashly. In times of trial, we must remain faithful and seek God's direction rather than relying on our own understanding.<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/why_did_saul_sacrifice_early.htm">Why did Saul sacrifice without waiting for Samuel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_condemn_jonathan.htm">If Jonathan unknowingly broke Saul’s oath, why would God seemingly condemn him to death (1 Samuel 14:43–45)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_chronicles_16_1_vs_ark_evidence.htm">How does 1 Chronicles 16:1 reconcile with archaeological evidence for the Ark's location and existence?</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>(9) <span class= "bld">Bring hither a burnt offering to me.</span>--It has been supposed by many that the greatness of the sin of Saul consisted in his offering sacrifice with his own hand, but not a hint of this is anywhere given us. It is more than probable that the sacrifice which was offered so prematurely in the absence of the seer of God was performed by the hand of Ahiah the priest, who, no doubt, was in attendance on the king. No unlawful assumption of priestly functions, as in the case of King Uzziah (<a href="/2_chronicles/26-18.htm" title="And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said to him, It appertains not to you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for you have trespassed; neither shall it be for your honor from the LORD God.">2Chronicles 26:18</a>), is anywhere charged on Saul.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A burnt offering,</span> etc. The Hebrew has the definite article, <span class="accented">the burnt offering and the peace offerings</span>, which were there ready for Samuel to offer. <span class="cmt_word">He offered.</span> Not with his own hand, but by the hand of the attendant priest, Ahiah, who was, we know, with him. Possibly, nevertheless, the Levitical law was not at this period strictly observed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/13-9.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">So [he]</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁא֔וּל</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">said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Bring</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגִּ֣שׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gi·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5066.htm">Strong's 5066: </a> </span><span class="str2">To draw near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me the burnt offering</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֹלָ֖ה</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">and the peace offerings.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haš·šə·lā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8002.htm">Strong's 8002: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And he offered up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֖עַל</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">הָעֹלָֽה׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/13-9.htm">1 Samuel 13:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/13-9.htm">1 Samuel 13:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/13-9.htm">1 Samuel 13:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/13-9.htm">1 Samuel 13:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/13-9.htm">1 Samuel 13:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/13-9.htm">1 Samuel 13:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/13-9.htm">1 Samuel 13:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/13-9.htm">1 Samuel 13:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/13-9.htm">1 Samuel 13:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/13-9.htm">1 Samuel 13:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/13-9.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 13:9 Saul said Bring here the burnt offering (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/13-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 13:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 13:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/13-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 13:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 13:10" /></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>