1 Samuel 15:1 (KJV)

Thou and Ye

thee, thou one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

Saul sent to destroy AmalekThe sentence of condemnation against the Amalekites had gone forth long before, Ex 17:14; Deut 25:19, but they had been spared till they filled up the...

Thompson Chains

Anointing (2)See the chain from Leviticus 8:30 · 8 links
Instruction (2)See the chain from 1 Samuel 9:27 · 9 links
HearkenSee the chain from Deuteronomy 4:1 · 5 links

Parallel Passages

1 Samuel 9:16 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

1 Samuel 9:16 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
1 Samuel 12:14 If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:
1 Samuel 13:13 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.
1 Samuel 15:16–18 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. …
2 Samuel 23:2–3 The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. …
1 Chronicles 22:12–13 Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God. …
Psalms 2:10–11 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. …

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Topics

Agency In executing judgments
Amalekites Defeated by Saul
Anointing Saul
Church and state Directs administration
Disobedience to God In sparing Agag and the spoils of the Amalekites
Falsehood Saul, in professing to Samuel to have obeyed the commandment to destroy all spoils of the Amalekites, when in fact he had not obeyed
Israel Amalekites defeated
Retaliation The Israelites on the Amalekites
Samuel Reproves Saul; foretells that his kingdom will be established
Saul Strikes the Amalekites

Kings of Israel & Judah

SaulKing of Israel · 1095–1055 BC

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1095–1055 BC · Saul reigns in Israel

Bible Dictionary

SamuelHeard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam 1:20. Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah,...
SaulAsked for. (1.) A king of Edom (Gen 36:37, Gen 36:38); called Shaul in 1 Chr 1:48.
LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...

Hebrew and Strong’s

Samuel שְׁמוּאֵל šĕmûʾēl שְׁמוּאֵל Proper name
also said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
unto Saul אֶל ʾel Preposition שָׁאוּל šāʾwwl שָׁאוּל Proper name
The LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
sent אֹתִי ʾōtî Object marker · with suffix: first person common singular שָׁלַח šālaḥ שָׁלַח Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
me to anoint לִמְשָׁחֳךָ limšāḥŏkā מָשַׁח Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
thee to be king לְמֶלֶךְ lĕmelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
over his people עַל ʿal Preposition עַמּוֹ ʿammô עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
over Israel עַל ʿal Preposition יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
now therefore hearken וְעַתָּה wĕʿattâ Adverb · with and שְׁמַע šĕmaʿ שָׁמַע Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
thou unto the voice לְקוֹל lĕqôl קוֹל Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
of the words דִּבְרֵי dibrê דָּבָר Noun · masculine plural construct
of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name

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