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C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 13:9

Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Browse this work.

1 Samuel13:9

1Sa 13:9

Saul then resolved, in his anxiety lest the people should lose all heart and forsake him altogether if there were any further delay, that he would offer the sacrifice without Samuel. העולה ויּעל does not imply that Saul offered the sacrifice with his own hand, i.e., that he performed the priestly function upon this occasion. The co-operation of the priests in performing the duties belonging to them on such an occasion is taken for granted, just as in the case of the sacrifices offered by David and Solomon (2Sa 24:25; 1Ki 3:4; 1Ki 8:63).

C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament, 1 Samuel 13:9. Public domain.

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