1Sa 15:16-19 | KD | STEP | Samuel therefore bade him be silent. הרף, “ leave off ,” excusing thyself any further. “ I will tell thee what Jehovah hath said to me this night .” (The Chethibh ויּאמרוּ is evidently a copyist’s error for ויּאמר.) “ Is it not true, when thou wast little in thine eyes (a reference to Saul’s own words, ), thou didst become head of the tribes of Israel? and Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel, and Jehovah sent thee on the way, and said, Go and ban the sinners, the Amalekites, and make war against them, until thou exterminatest them. And wherefore hast thou nor hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and hast fallen upon the booty ,” etc.? (תּעט, see at 1Sa 14:32.) Even after this Saul wanted to justify himself, and to throw the blame of sparing the cattle upon the people.

‏ 1 Samuel 15:16-19

Samuel therefore bade him be silent. הרף, “leave off,” excusing thyself any further. “I will tell thee what Jehovah hath said to me this night.” (The Chethibh ויּאמרוּ is evidently a copyist’s error for ויּאמר.) “Is it not true, when thou wast little in thine eyes (a reference to Saul’s own words, 1Sa 9:21), thou didst become head of the tribes of Israel? and Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel, and Jehovah sent thee on the way, and said, Go and ban the sinners, the Amalekites, and make war against them, until thou exterminatest them. And wherefore hast thou nor hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and hast fallen upon the booty,” etc.? (תּעט, see at 1Sa 14:32.)

Even after this Saul wanted to justify himself, and to throw the blame of sparing the cattle upon the people.