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1 Samuel 15:16
ESV Then Samuel said to Saul, "Stop! I will tell you what the Lord said to me this night." And he said to him, "Speak."
NIV "Enough!" Samuel said to Saul. "Let me tell you what the Lord said to me last night." "Tell me," Saul replied.
NASB Then Samuel said to Saul, 'Stop, and let me inform you of what the Lord said to me last night.' And he said to him, 'Speak!'
CSB "Stop!" exclaimed Samuel. "Let me tell you what the Lord said to me last night." "Tell me," he replied.
NLT Then Samuel said to Saul, 'Stop! Listen to what the Lord told me last night!' 'What did he tell you?' Saul asked.
KJV Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
NKJV Then Samuel said to Saul, “Be quiet! And I will tell you what the Lord said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak on.”

What does 1 Samuel 15:16 mean?

Samuel has heard enough of Saul's lame series of excuses, deflections, and blaming others. The Israelite king disobeyed God by refusing to fully cooperate with all the Lord's commands (1 Samuel 15:3, 9). One can imagine the prophet responding much as a modern reader would: shaking their head, lifting a hand, and saying, "Stop!" Samuel recognizes that Saul is only increasing his guilt by failing to acknowledge what he has done.

Samuel reveals that the Lord has already been talking to Samuel about Saul's disobedience. Saul's excuses and rearrangement of the facts are worthless. Samuel has heard the truth directly from the Lord (1 Samuel 15:10). Now he will tell Saul about God's response for this disobedience.

As king, Saul held the supreme authority over Israel, but he does not argue with Samuel's command to stop speaking. He tells the prophet to say what he has come to say.
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