Verse 13

1 Samuel 13:13

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13 “You've been really stupid,” Samuel told him. “You haven't kept the commands of the Lord your God (Elohim). If you had, the Lord would have made your kingdom over Israel secure forever.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל אֶל שָׁא֖וּל נִסְכָּ֑לְתָּ לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֗רְתָּ אֶת מִצְוַ֞ת יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔/ךְ כִּ֣י עַתָּ֗ה הֵכִ֨ין יְהוָ֧ה אֶת מַֽמְלַכְתְּ/ךָ֛ אֶל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַד עוֹלָֽם

English Translation

And Samuel said to Saul, "You have been foolish; you have not kept the command of the LORD your God, which He commanded you. For now the LORD has prepared a kingdom for you over Israel forever."

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Chapter 13 Context

1 Saul was thirty when he became king, and he reigned over Israel for forty-two years. Focus ↗

2 Saul had chosen three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand of them were with Saul in Michmash and th... Focus ↗

3 Jonathan attacked the Philistine garrison at Geba. The Philistines soon heard about it, so Saul had... Focus ↗

4 All of Israel heard the news, “Saul has attacked the Philistine garrison, and now Israel is like a b... Focus ↗

5 The Philistines gathered to fight against Israel. They had three thousand chariots, six thousand hor... Focus ↗

6 When the Israelite men realized the tough situation they were in, and that the army was taking a bea... Focus ↗

7 Some of the Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the territory of Gad and Gilead, but Saul stayed at... Focus ↗

8 Saul waited there seven days for the time that Samuel had said, but Samuel did not arrive at Gilgal,... Focus ↗

9 So Saul ordered, “Bring the burnt offering and the friendship offerings to me,” and he presented the... Focus ↗

10 Just as he finished presenting the burnt offering, he saw Samuel arrive. Saul went over to meet him... Focus ↗

11 “What have you done?” Samuel asked. Saul replied, “Well I saw my men were deserting me, and you hadn... Focus ↗

12 I said to myself, ‘The Philistines are about to attack me at Gilgal, and I haven't asked the Lord fo... Focus ↗

13 “You've been really stupid,” Samuel told him. “You haven't kept the commands of the Lord your God (E...

14 But now your kingdom won't last. The Lord has found for himself a man who thinks like him, and has c... Focus ↗

15 Then Samuel left Gilgal. The rest of the soldiers followed Saul to meet the army, going from Gilgal... Focus ↗

16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the soldiers with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Phili... Focus ↗

17 Three groups of raiders left the Philistine camp to go and attack. One group went towards Ophrah in... Focus ↗

18 one towards Beth-horon, and one towards the border that looks down on the Valley of Zeboim by the wi... Focus ↗

19 There wasn't a blacksmith to be found anywhere in Israel, because the Philistines had said, “So that... Focus ↗

20 All the Israelites had to go to the Philistines to sharpen their iron plowshares, pickaxes, axes, an... Focus ↗

21 The fee was two-thirds of a shekel for plowshares and pickaxes, and a third of a shekel for sharpeni... Focus ↗

22 So when it came to the day of battle none of the soldiers with Saul and Jonathan had swords or spear... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 13 (22 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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