1st Samuel Chapter 13 verse 9 Holy Bible
And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.
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Then Saul said, Come here and give me the burned offering and the peace-offerings. And he made a burned offering to the Lord.
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And Saul said, Bring hither to me the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings. And he offered up the burnt-offering.
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And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.
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And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt-offering to me, and peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.
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Saul said, Bring here the burnt offering to me, and the peace-offerings. He offered the burnt offering.
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And Saul saith, `Bring nigh unto me the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings;' and he causeth the burnt-offering to ascend.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - A burnt offering, etc. The Hebrew has the definite article, the burnt offering and the peace offerings, which were there ready for Samuel to offer. He offered. Not with his own hand, but by the hand of the attendant priest, Ahiah, who was, we know, with him. Possibly, nevertheless, the Levitical law was not at this period strictly observed.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Bring hither a burnt offering to me.--It has been supposed by many that the greatness of the sin of Saul consisted in his offering sacrifice with his own hand, but not a hint of this is anywhere given us. It is more than probable that the sacrifice which was offered so prematurely in the absence of the seer of God was performed by the hand of Ahiah the priest, who, no doubt, was in attendance on the king. No unlawful assumption of priestly functions, as in the case of King Uzziah (2Chronicles 26:18), is anywhere charged on Saul.
