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1 Samuel 13:9

Bring hither a burnt offering, &c. "Bring hither to me the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings," which were ready, awaiting Samuel's arrival.

he offered the burnt offering The same phrase is used of David (2 Samuel 24:25), and Solomon (1 Kings 3:4), and probably does not mean that they actually performed the sacrifice themselves, If they did do so, it must be inferred that it was lawful for the king to act as priest. At any rate there is no hint here that Saul's sin consisted in the usurpation of priestly functions.

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See also 1 Samuel 13:9 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Samuel 13:9. _AND HE OFFERED THE BURNT-OFFERING._] This was most perfectly unconstitutional; he had no authority to offer, or cause to be offered, any of the Lord's sacrifices....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    OFFERED. offered up. See App-43....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    It is, to say the least, doubtful whether Saul offered the sacrifice with his own hands, or whether he caused it to be offered. At any rate, his offence was not in his offering sacrifice, but in his u...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל הַגִּ֣שׁוּ אֵלַ֔י הָ עֹל

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Saul's Unauthorized Sacrifice...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    Hebrew scholars consider that either something is missing from verse 1 in the Hebrew manuscripts or that the whole verse was not originally in the text. After Saul's victory at Jabesh-Gilead he sent m...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Either himself; or rather by the priest, as Solomon is said to offer, 1 KINGS 3:4. Compare 1 SAMUEL 1:3....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 13:9 Saul H7586 said H559 (H8799) Bring H5066 (H8685) offering H5930 offerings H8002 offered H5927 ...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    1 Samuel 13:8 _(with 1 Timothy 1:16)_ King Saul had been expressly charged to await the coming of the prophet to offer an offering in Gilgal. It was a trial of fidelity and obedience. If Saul really...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    SAUL'S PROBATION AND FAILURE (CHS. 13-15.). EXPOSITION WAR AGAINST THE PHILISTINES (verse 1-14:46). 1 SAMUEL 13:1 Saul's age and length of reign. SAUL REIGNED ONE YEAR. This verse lit

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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