1 Samuel 15:1 (YLT)

Passage

And Samuel saith unto Saul, `Me did Jehovah send to anoint thee for king over His people, over Israel; and now, hearken to the voice of the words of Jehovah:

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 15:1 And Samuel saith unto Saul, `Me did Jehovah send to anoint thee for king over His people, over Israel; and now, hearken to the voice of the words of Jehovah:

1 Samuel 15:2 `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, I have looked after that which Amalek did to Israel, that which he laid for him in the way in his going up out of Egypt.

1 Samuel 15:3 Now, go, and thou hast smitten Amalek, and devoted all that it hath, and thou hast no pity on it, and hast put to death from man unto woman, from infant unto suckling, from ox unto sheep, from camel unto ass.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "samuel", "saith", "saul", "jehovah", "send", "anoint", "thee", and "king". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "samuel" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Thus said Jehovah of Hosts I have...", so "samuel" and "saith" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.