And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.
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Verse 10 is found in chapter 13 of 1 Samuel. Saul offers the sacrifice before Samuel arrives and, when Samuel appears, justifies his action by citing the army’s dispersal and the Philistine threat. Samuel declares that Saul has not kept the Lord’s command and announces that his kingdom will not continue. The episode defines one of the character’s central problems: Saul interprets circumstantial pressure as sufficient reason to modify a divine instruction. Obedience becomes subordinate to his assessment of the crisis, and the text presents this as a decisive leadership failure.
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Als aber das Brandopfer vollendet war, siehe, da kam Samuel. Da ging Saul hinaus ihm entgegen, ihn zu grüßen.
Y como él acababa de hacer el holocausto, he aquí Samuel que venía; y Saúl le salió a recibir para saludarle.
Comme il achevait d'offrir l'holocauste, voici, Samuel arriva, et Saül sortit au-devant de lui pour le saluer.
E, come egli forniva d’offerir l’olocausto, ecco, Samuele arrivò; e Saulle gli uscì incontro, per salutarlo.
E sucedeu que, acabando ele de oferecer o holocausto, eis que Samuel chegou; e Saul lhe saiu ao encontro, para o saudar.
他剛獻完燔祭,看哪, 撒母耳 就到了。 掃羅 出去迎接他,向他問安。
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