1 Samuel 15:13 (YLT)

Passage

And Samuel cometh in unto Saul, and Saul saith to him, `Blessed <FI>art<Fi> thou of Jehovah; I have performed the word of Jehovah.'

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 15:11 `I have repented that I caused Saul to reign for king, for he hath turned back from after Me, and My words he hath not performed;' and it is displeasing to Samuel, and he crieth unto Jehovah all the night.

1 Samuel 15:12 And Samuel riseth early to meet Saul in the morning, and it is declared to Samuel, saying, `Saul hath come in to Carmel, and lo, he is setting up to himself a monument, and goeth round, and passeth over, and goeth down to Gilgal.'

1 Samuel 15:13 And Samuel cometh in unto Saul, and Saul saith to him, `Blessed <FI>art<Fi> thou of Jehovah; I have performed the word of Jehovah.'

1 Samuel 15:14 And Samuel saith, `And what <FI>is<Fi> the noise of this flock in mine ears--and the noise of the herd which I am hearing?'

1 Samuel 15:15 And Saul saith, `From Amalek they have brought them, because the people had pity on the best of the flock, and of the herd, in order to sacrifice to Jehovah thy God, and the remnant we have devoted.'

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And Samuel riseth early to meet Saul..." into verse 14's "And Samuel saith And what FI is...", so "samuel" and "cometh" 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 "cometh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.