1 And Samuel said unto Saul, Jehovah sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- also said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- me to anoint H4886 (מָשַׁח) — to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- over his people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- over Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- now therefore hearken H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- thou unto the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of the words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
2 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I have marked that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- I remember H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- which Amalek H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- to Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- how he laid H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- for him in the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- when he came up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- from Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Now go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- and smite H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- Amalek H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- and utterly destroy H2763 (חָרַם) — to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
- all that they have, and spare H2550 (חָמַל) — to commiserate; by implication, to spare
- them not; but slay H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- both man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- and woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- infant H5768 (עוֹלֵל) — a suckling
- and suckling H3243 (יָנַק) — to suck; causatively, to give milk
- ox H7794 (שׁוֹר) — a bullock (as a traveller)
- and sheep H7716 (שֶׂה) — a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat
- camel H1581 (גָּמָל) — a camel
- and donkey H2543 (חֲמוֹר) — a male ass (from its dun red)
4 And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- gathered H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- together H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- and numbered H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- them in Telaim H2923 (טְלָאִים) — Telaim, a place in Palestine
- two hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
- footmen H7273 (רַגְלִי) — a footman (soldier)
- and ten H6235 (עֶשֶׂר) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
- men H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
5 And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to a city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- of Amalek H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- and laid wait H693 (אָרַב) — to lurk
- and laid wait H7378 (רִיב) — properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
- in the valley H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
6 And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for ye showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto the Kenites H7017 (קֵינִי) — a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin
- Go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- depart H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- get you down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- from among H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- the Amalekites H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- lest I destroy H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- you with them: for ye shewed H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- kindness H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- to all the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- when they came up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- out of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- So the Kenites H7017 (קֵינִי) — a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin
- departed H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- the Amalekites H6003 (עֲמָלֵקִי) — an Amalekite (or collectively the Amalekites) or descendants of Amalek
7 And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is before Egypt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- smote H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- the Amalekites H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- from Havilah H2341 (חֲוִילָה) — Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men
- thou comest H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to Shur H7793 (שׁוּר) — Shur, a region of the Desert
- over against H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he took H8610 (תָּפַשׂ) — to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
- Agag H90 (אֲגַג) — Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings
- the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of the Amalekites H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- alive H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- and utterly destroyed H2763 (חָרַם) — to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
- all the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- with the edge H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- of the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
9 But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- and the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- spared H2550 (חָמַל) — to commiserate; by implication, to spare
- Agag H90 (אֲגַג) — Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings
- and the best H4315 (מֵיטָב) — the best part
- of the sheep H6629 (צֹאן) — a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
- and of the oxen H1241 (בָּקָר) — a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
- and of the fatlings H4932 (מִשְׁנֶה) — properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)
- and the lambs H3733 (כַּר) — a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting); hence, a meadow (as for sheep); also a pad or camel's saddle (as puffed out)
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- and would H14 (אָבָה) — to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent
- not utterly destroy H2763 (חָרַם) — to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
- them: but every thing H4399 (מְלָאכָה) — properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
- vile H5240 (נְמִבְזֶה) — despised
- and refuse H4549 (מָסַס) — to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)
- that they destroyed utterly H2763 (חָרַם) — to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
10 Then came the word of Jehovah unto Samuel, saying,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then came the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- unto Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
11 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 Samuel was wroth; and he cried unto Jehovah all night.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- It repenteth H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- me that I have set up H4427 (מָלַךְ) — to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
- Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- for he is turned back H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- from following H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- me, and hath not performed H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- my commandments H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- And it grieved H2734 (חָרָה) — to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
- Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- and he cried H2199 (זָעַק) — to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- all night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
12 And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a monument, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And when Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- rose early H7925 (שָׁכַם) — literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
- to meet H7125 (קִרְאָה) — an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
- Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- in the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- it was told H5046 (נָגַד) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present…
- Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to Carmel H3760 (כַּרְמֶל) — Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine
- and, behold, he set him up H5324 (נָצַב) — to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
- a place H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- and is gone about H5437 (סָבַב) — to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
- and passed on H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- and gone down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- to Gilgal H1537 (גִּלְגָּל) — Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine
13 And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of Jehovah: I have performed the commandment of Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- and Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto him, Blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- thou of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- I have performed H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- the commandment H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
14 And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- then this bleating H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of the sheep H6629 (צֹאן) — a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
- in mine ears H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- and the lowing H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of the oxen H1241 (בָּקָר) — a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
- which I hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
15 And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- They have brought H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- them from the Amalekites H6003 (עֲמָלֵקִי) — an Amalekite (or collectively the Amalekites) or descendants of Amalek
- for the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- spared H2550 (חָמַל) — to commiserate; by implication, to spare
- the best H4315 (מֵיטָב) — the best part
- of the sheep H6629 (צֹאן) — a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
- and of the oxen H1241 (בָּקָר) — a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
- to sacrifice H2076 (זָבַח) — to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- and the rest H3498 (יָתַר) — to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve
- we have utterly destroyed H2763 (חָרַם) — to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what Jehovah hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- Stay H7503 (רָפָה) — to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
- and I will tell H5046 (נָגַד) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present…
- thee what Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath said H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- to me this night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- And he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto him, Say on H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
17 And Samuel said, Though thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- little H6996 (קָטָן) — abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
- in thine own sight H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- the head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of the tribes H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- anointed H4886 (מָשַׁח) — to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
- thee king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- over Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
18 and Jehovah sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- thee on a journey H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- and utterly destroy H2763 (חָרַם) — to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
- the sinners H2400 (חַטָּא) — a criminal, or one accounted guilty
- the Amalekites H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- and fight H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- against them until they be consumed H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of Jehovah, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Wherefore then didst thou not obey H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- but didst fly H5860 (עִיט) — to swoop down upon (literally or figuratively)
- upon the spoil H7998 (שָׁלָל) — booty
- and didst H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- in the sight H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of Jehovah, and have gone the way which Jehovah sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- Yea, I have obeyed H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and have gone H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- which Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- me, and have brought H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- Agag H90 (אֲגַג) — Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings
- the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Amalek H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- and have utterly destroyed H2763 (חָרַם) — to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
- the Amalekites H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God in Gilgal.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- of the spoil H7998 (שָׁלָל) — booty
- sheep H6629 (צֹאן) — a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
- and oxen H1241 (בָּקָר) — a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
- the chief H7225 (רֵאשִׁית) — the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
- of the things which should have been utterly destroyed H2764 (חֵרֶם) — physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
- to sacrifice H2076 (זָבַח) — to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- in Gilgal H1537 (גִּלְגָּל) — Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine
22 And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- hath Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- delight H2656 (חֵפֶץ) — pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
- in burnt offerings H5930 (עֹלָה) — a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
- and sacrifices H2077 (זֶבַח) — properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
- as in obeying H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- Behold, to obey H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- better H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- than sacrifice H2077 (זֶבַח) — properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
- to hearken H7181 (קָשַׁב) — to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
- than the fat H2459 (חֶלֶב) — fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
- of rams H352 (אַיִל) — properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or othe…
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, he hath also rejected thee from being king.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For rebellion H4805 (מְרִי) — bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious
- the sin H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- of witchcraft H7081 (קֶסֶם) — a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle
- and stubbornness H6484 (פָּצַר) — to peck at, i.e. (figuratively) stun or dull
- iniquity H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- and idolatry H8655 (תְּרָפִים) — Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idol
- Because thou hast rejected H3988 (מָאַס) — to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
- the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- he hath also rejected H3988 (מָאַס) — to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of Jehovah, and thy words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- I have sinned H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- for I have transgressed H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- the commandment H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and thy words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- because I feared H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- and obeyed H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- their voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- my sin H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- and turn again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- with me, that I may worship H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee; for thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- I will not return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- with thee: for thou hast rejected H3988 (מָאַס) — to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
- the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath rejected H3988 (מָאַס) — to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
- thee from being king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- over Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And as Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- turned about H5437 (סָבַב) — to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
- to go away H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- he laid hold H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
- upon the skirt H3671 (כָּנָף) — an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
- of his mantle H4598 (מְעִיל) — a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)
- and it rent H7167 (קָרַע) — to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
28 And Samuel said unto him, Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is better than thou.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto him, Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath rent H7167 (קָרַע) — to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
- the kingdom H4468 (מַמְלָכוּת)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- from thee this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and hath given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- it to a neighbour H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- better H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And also the Strength H5331 (נֶצַח) — properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confi…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- will not lie H8266 (שָׁקַר) — to cheat, i.e. be untrue (usually in words)
- nor repent H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- not a man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- that he should repent H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
30 Then he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah thy God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I have sinned H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- honour H3513 (כָּבַד) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses…
- me now, I pray thee, before the elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- of my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- and before Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and turn again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- with me, that I may worship H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
31 So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- turned again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- and Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- worshipped H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
32 Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him cheerfully. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- Bring ye hither H5066 (נָגַשׁ) — to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to p…
- to me Agag H90 (אֲגַג) — Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings
- the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of the Amalekites H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- And Agag H90 (אֲגַג) — Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings
- came H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- unto him delicately H4574 (מַעֲדָן) — a delicacy or (abstractly) pleasure (adverbially, cheerfully)
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Surely H403 (אָכֵן) — firmly; figuratively, surely; also (adversative) but
- the bitterness H4751 (מַר) — bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
- of death H4194 (מָוֶת) — death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
- is past H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
33 And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before Jehovah in Gilgal.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- As thy sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- hath made women H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- childless H7921 (שָׁכֹל) — properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively)
- so shall thy mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- be childless H7921 (שָׁכֹל) — properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively)
- among women H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- hewed H8158 (שָׁסַף) — to cut in pieces, i.e. slaughter
- Agag H90 (אֲגַג) — Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings
- in pieces H8158 (שָׁסַף) — to cut in pieces, i.e. slaughter
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- in Gilgal H1537 (גִּלְגָּל) — Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine
34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- went H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- to Ramah H7414 (רָמָה) — Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine
- and Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- went up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- to his house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- to Gibeah H1390 (גִּבְעָה) — Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine
- of Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
35 And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death; for Samuel mourned for Saul: and Jehovah repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- came no more H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
- to see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- until the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of his death H4194 (מָוֶת) — death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
- nevertheless H3588 (כִּי) — (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- Samuel H8050 (שְׁמוּאֵל) — Shemuël, the name of three Israelites
- mourned H56 (אָבַל) — to bewail
- for Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- repented H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- that he had made Saul H7586 (שָׁאוּל) — Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- king H4427 (מָלַךְ) — to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
- over Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity