1 Samuel 15:31 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

1 Samuel 15:33 And Samuel sayde, As thy sworde hath made women childlesse, so shall thy mother bee childelesse among other women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "samuel", "turned", "againe", "followed", "saul", "worshipped", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "samuel" and "turned", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "Then he saide I haue sinned but..." into verse 32's "Then saide Samuel Bring yee hither to...", so "samuel" and "turned" 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 "samuel" and "turned" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.