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He said, Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice to Yahweh: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
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A Mission of Peace
Commentators explain that Samuel's primary stated purpose was to reassure the fearful elders. By announcing he came 'peaceably' to offer a sacrifice, he was signaling a mission of blessing, not judgment. This was a legitimate and common religious rite, which immediately calmed the anxieties of the town's leaders.
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19th Century
Anglican
Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice. —The answer at once reassured the villagers. He had simply come to perform the usual r…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, peaceably I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord , &c.] Which he could say with truth, it being one end o…
Presbyterian
It appears that Saul had grown very wicked. Of what would he not be guilty, who dared to think of killing Samuel? The elders of Bethlehem trembled …
