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1 Samuel 15:1
ESV And Samuel said to Saul, "The Lord sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore listen to the words of the Lord.
NIV Samuel said to Saul, "I am the one the Lord sent to anoint you king over his people Israel; so listen now to the message from the Lord.
NASB Then Samuel said to Saul, 'The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the Lord.
CSB Samuel told Saul, "The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now, listen to the words of the Lord.
NLT One day Samuel said to Saul, 'It was the Lord who told me to anoint you as king of his people, Israel. Now listen to this message from the Lord!
KJV Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord.
NKJV Samuel also said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the Lord.

What does 1 Samuel 15:1 mean?

In the previous chapter, Jonathan and his armor-bearer provoked a victorious war over the Philistines (1 Samuel 14:1). But Saul made a rash vow that limited the victory (1 Samuel 14:24). Now, Samuel visits Saul. Samuel is fulfilling the role of prophet during the era of the kings of Israel: bringing Saul a direct message, a new revelation, from Yahweh. In this case, the revelation is a specific command about Saul's mission as king in waging battle against one of Israel's enemies.

Samuel begins the message from the Lord by reminding Saul of how he fulfilled one of his other primary functions as prophet in Israel. He describes himself to the king as the one originally sent by the Lord to anoint Saul as the king over Israel. In other words, Saul is king because of the Lord and because of Samuel's obedience to the Lord. Based on that authority, Samuel commands Saul to listen now to the words spoken by the voice of the Lord to Samuel.
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