He blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth,
1 Samuel 15:13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said to him, “May you be blessed by the Lord; I have carried out the command of the Lord.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, Blessed are you of the Lord. I have performed what the Lord ordered. American Standard Version (1901) And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of Jehovah: I have performed the commandment of Jehovah. Common English Bible When Samuel reached Saul, Saul greeted him, “The LORD bless you! I have done what the LORD said.” Catholic Public Domain Version And when Samuel had gone to Saul, Saul said to him: "You are the blessed of the Lord. I have fulfilled the word of the Lord." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Samuel was come to Saul, Saul said to him: Blessed be thou of the Lord. I have fulfilled the word of the Lord. |
He blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth,
The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.”
David sent messengers to the people of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him!
Let another praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips.
No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Give her a share in the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the city gates.
So you also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, ‘We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done!’ ”
The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse and even spoke it in my hearing—that silver is in my possession; I took it, but now I will return it to you.” And his mother said, “May my son be blessed by the Lord!” And his mother said, “May my son be blessed by the Lord!”
He said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter; this last instance of your loyalty is better than the first; you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.
As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to meet him and salute him.
“I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not carried out my commands.” Samuel was angry, and he cried out to the Lord all night.
Saul said to Samuel, “I have obeyed the voice of the Lord. I have gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me. I have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep and of the cattle and of the fatted calves, and the lambs, and all that was valuable and would not utterly destroy them; all that was despised and worthless they utterly destroyed.
But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master, and he shouted insults at them.