Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Enough!” Samuel said to Saul. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied. New Living Translation Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop! Listen to what the LORD told me last night!” “What did he tell you?” Saul asked. English Standard Version Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop! I will tell you what the LORD said to me this night.” And he said to him, “Speak.” Berean Standard Bible “Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied. King James Bible Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. New King James Version Then Samuel said to Saul, “Be quiet! And I will tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak on.” New American Standard Bible Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop, and let me inform you of what the LORD said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak!” NASB 1995 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Wait, and let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak!” NASB 1977 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Wait, and let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak!” Legacy Standard Bible Then Samuel said to Saul, “Wait, and let me tell you what Yahweh spoke to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak!” Amplified Bible Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop, and let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” Saul said to him, “Speak.” Christian Standard Bible “Stop! ” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” he replied. Holman Christian Standard Bible “Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” he replied. American Standard Version Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what Jehovah hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Shemueil said to Shaul: “Be quiet! I shall show you the thing that LORD JEHOVAH said to me in the night.” And Shaul said to him, “Speak.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord has said to me this night: and he said to him, Say on. Contemporary English Version "Stop!" Samuel said. "Let me tell you what the LORD told me last night." "All right," Saul answered. Douay-Rheims Bible And Samuel said to Saul: Suffer me, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said to him: Speak. English Revised Version Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Be quiet," Samuel told Saul, "and let me tell you what the LORD told me last night." "Speak," Saul replied. Good News Translation "Stop," Samuel ordered, "and I will tell you what the LORD said to me last night." "Tell me," Saul said. International Standard Version "Be quiet!" Samuel said. "I'll tell you what the LORD told me last night." Saul told him, "Speak." JPS Tanakh 1917 Then Samuel said unto Saul: 'Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night.' And he said unto him: 'Say on.' Literal Standard Version And Samuel says to Saul, “Desist, and I declare to you that which YHWH has spoken to me tonight”; and he says to him, “Speak.” Majority Standard Bible “Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied. New American Bible Samuel said to Saul: “Stop! Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Speak!” he replied. NET Bible Then Samuel said to Saul, "Wait a minute! Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night." Saul said to him, "Tell me." New Revised Standard Version Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop! I will tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” He replied, “Speak.” New Heart English Bible Then Samuel said to Saul, "Stay, and I will tell you what the LORD has said to me last night." He said to him, "Say on." Webster's Bible Translation Then Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on. World English Bible Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stay, and I will tell you what Yahweh said to me last night.” He said to him, “Say on.” Young's Literal Translation And Samuel saith unto Saul, 'Desist, and I declare to thee that which Jehovah hath spoken unto me to-night;' and he saith to him, 'Speak.' Additional Translations ... Context Samuel Denounces Saul…15Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.” 16“Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied. 17And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel… Cross References 1 Samuel 15:15 Saul answered, "The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction." 1 Samuel 15:17 And Samuel said, "Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel Isaiah 39:5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD of Hosts: Jeremiah 34:6 In Jerusalem, then, Jeremiah the prophet relayed all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah Treasury of Scripture Then Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell you what the LORD has said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on. Stay 1 Samuel 9:27 And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God. 1 Samuel 12:7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers. 1 Kings 22:16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD? Jump to Previous Declare Desist Last Night Samuel Saul Speak Stop To-Night Wait WordJump to Next Declare Desist Last Night Samuel Saul Speak Stop To-Night Wait Word1 Samuel 15 1. Samuel sends Saul to destroy Amalek6. Saul favors the Kenites 7. He spares Agag and the best of the spoil 10. Samuel denounces unto Saul God's rejection of him for his disobedience 24. Saul's humiliation 32. Samuel kills Agag 34. Samuel and Saul part (16) Stay, and I will tell thee . . .--The king was probably turning away, desirous of closing an interview which to him was full of bitterness, when he was arrested by the solemn words, and probably by the commanding gesture, of his old friend and counsellor, who now addressed him with the majesty and power of an accredited servant of the Most High. Verse 16. - Stay. Samuel will hear no more. Long as he had striven for him in prayer (ver. 11), he now feels that Saul has fallen too low for recovery to be possible. This night. It is plain from this that Samuel had not gone to meet Saul at Carmel, but on receiving information of his movements had proceeded straight to Gilgal, distant from Ramah about fifteen miles.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Stop!”הֶ֚רֶף (he·rep̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7503: Sink, relax exclaimed וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say Samuel. שְׁמוּאֵל֙ (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel “Let me tell וְאַגִּ֣ידָה (wə·’ag·gî·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous you what אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said דִּבֶּ֧ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to me אֵלַ֖י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to last night.” הַלָּ֑יְלָה (hal·lā·yə·lāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity “Tell me,” דַּבֵּֽר׃ (dab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue Saul replied. וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say Links 1 Samuel 15:16 NIV1 Samuel 15:16 NLT 1 Samuel 15:16 ESV 1 Samuel 15:16 NASB 1 Samuel 15:16 KJV 1 Samuel 15:16 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 15:16 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 15:16 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 15:16 French Bible 1 Samuel 15:16 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 15:16 Then Samuel said to Saul Stay (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |