1 Samuel 15:14 “But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of…”

1 Samuel 15:14

But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

World English Bible

Samuel said, “Then what does this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the cattle which I hear mean?”

American Standard Version

And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

Geneva Bible 1599

But Samuel saide, What meaneth then the bleating of the sheepe in mine eares, and the lowing of the oxen which I heare?

Darby Translation

And Samuel said, What [means] then this bleating of sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of oxen which I hear?

Young's Literal Translation

And Samuel saith, 'And what [is] the noise of this flock in mine ears — and the noise of the herd which I am hearing?'

Bible in Basic English

And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears?

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“What meaneth”

Psalm 36:2 Psalm 50:16–21 Jeremiah 2:34–37 Malachi 3:13–15 Luke 19:22 Romans 3:19

Psalm 36:2 · BSB

For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.

Psalm 50:16–21 · BSB

To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?

Jeremiah 2:34–37 · BSB

Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things

Malachi 3:13–15 · BSB

“Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’

Luke 19:22 · BSB

His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

Romans 3:19 · BSB

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”

15Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”

Read 1 Samuel 15