1 Samuel 15:30 (GNV)

Passage

Then he saide, I haue sinned: but honour mee, I pray thee, before the Elders of my people, and before Israel, and turne againe with mee, that I may worship the Lord thy God.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 15:28 Then Samuel saide vnto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdome of Israel from thee this day, and hath giuen it to thy neighbour, that is better then thou.

1 Samuel 15:29 For in deede the strength of Israel will not lye nor repent: for hee is not a man that hee should repent.

1 Samuel 15:30 Then he saide, I haue sinned: but honour mee, I pray thee, before the Elders of my people, and before Israel, and turne againe with mee, that I may worship the Lord thy God.

1 Samuel 15:31 So Samuel turned againe, and followed Saul: and Saul worshipped the Lord.

1 Samuel 15:32 Then saide Samuel, Bring yee hither to me Agag ye King of the Amalekites: and Agag came vnto him pleasantly, and Agag saide, Truely the bitternesse of death is passed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saide", "haue", "sinned", "honour", "pray", "thee", "before", and "elders". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saide" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "For in deede the strength of Israel..." into verse 31's "So Samuel turned againe and followed Saul...", so "saide" and "haue" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saide" and "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.