1 Samuel 15:19

“Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for 1 Samuel 15:19

Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst flie vpon the spoile, and didst euill in the sight of the Lord ?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD, but rushed upon the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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?
- American Standard Version (1901)

Why then did you not do the orders of the Lord, but by violently taking their goods did evil in the eyes of the Lord?
- Basic English Bible

Why then didst thou not hearken to the voice of Jehovah, but didst fall upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of Jehovah?
- Darby Bible

Why then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
- Webster's Bible

Why then didn't you obey the voice of Yahweh, but took the spoils, and did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh?"
- World English Bible

and why hast thou not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah -- and dost fly unto the spoil, and dost do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah?'
- Youngs Literal Bible

Wherefore then didst thou not hearken to the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst that which was evil in the sight of the LORD?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible Commentary for 1 Samuel 15:19

Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 15:19


15:18 A journey - So easy was the service, and so certain the success, that it was rather to be called a journey than a war.

15:20 The king - To be dealt with as God pleaseth.

15:21 But the people, &c. - Here the conscience of Saul begins to awake, tho' but a little: for he still lays the blame on the people.


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