1 Samuel 15 cross-references
1 Samuel 15 has 35 verses, which point to 309 other passages and are cited by 404. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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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.
Points to (8)
- 1 Samuel 9:16 — To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 12:14 — If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the… 5 votes
- Psalms 2:10–11 — Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 4 votes
- 1 Chronicles 22:12–13 — Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 13:13 — And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God,… 4 votes
- 2 Samuel 23:2–3 — The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. 3 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- 1 Samuel 9:16 — To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be… 10 votes
- 1 Samuel 9:15 — Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, 10 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:17 — And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of… 7 votes
- Acts 13:21 — And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of… 4 votes
1 Samuel 15:2
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
Points to (6)
- Deuteronomy 25:17–19 — Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; 17 votes
- Numbers 24:20 — And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his… 12 votes
- Exodus 17:8–16 — Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 11 votes
- Hosea 7:2 — And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset… 4 votes
- Amos 8:7 — The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. 3 votes
- Jeremiah 31:34 — And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for… 0 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Psalms 137:7 — Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the… 6 votes
- Exodus 20:5 — Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting… 5 votes
- Exodus 17:8 — Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 5 votes
- Psalms 149:7 — To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; 4 votes
1 Samuel 15:3
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
Points to (11)
- Deuteronomy 20:16–18 — But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save… 6 votes
- Numbers 24:20 — And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his… 6 votes
- Isaiah 14:21–22 — Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 22:19 — And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and… 4 votes
- Numbers 31:17 — Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with… 4 votes
- Joshua 6:17–21 — And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall… 3 votes
Pointed to from (31)
- Jeremiah 48:10 — Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from… 13 votes
- 1 Samuel 27:9 — And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 22:19 — And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and… 5 votes
- Deuteronomy 2:34 — And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones,… 5 votes
1 Samuel 15:4
And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
Points to (3)
- Joshua 15:24 — Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 13:15 — And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 11:8 — And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah… 2 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- 2 Kings 3:6 — And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel. 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 11:8 — And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah… 2 votes
- Judges 20:17 — And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these… 2 votes
- Joshua 15:24 — Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 2 votes
1 Samuel 15:5
And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
Pointed to from (1)
- Joshua 8:4 — And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not… 2 votes
1 Samuel 15:6
And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
Points to (18)
- Judges 1:16 — And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children… 7 votes
- Numbers 10:29–32 — And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the… 5 votes
- Judges 4:11 — Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from… 4 votes
- Numbers 24:21–22 — And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou… 4 votes
- Exodus 18:19 — Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 27:10 — And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against… 3 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Judges 1:16 — And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children… 6 votes
- 1 Chronicles 2:55 — And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites.… 3 votes
- Numbers 10:29 — And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 30:29 — And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them… 2 votes
1 Samuel 15:7
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
Points to (8)
- 1 Samuel 14:48 — And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled… 5 votes
- Genesis 25:18 — And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the… 5 votes
- Genesis 16:7 — And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 27:8 — And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those… 4 votes
- Exodus 15:22 — So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three… 3 votes
- Genesis 2:11 — The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 3 votes
Pointed to from (13)
- 1 Samuel 30:1 — And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had… 6 votes
- Genesis 2:11 — The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 27:8 — And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those… 5 votes
- 1 Chronicles 4:43 — And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day. 4 votes
1 Samuel 15:8
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Points to (9)
- 1 Samuel 30:1 — And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had… 5 votes
- Esther 3:1 — After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and… 3 votes
- Numbers 24:7 — He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be… 3 votes
- 1 Kings 20:34–42 — And Benhadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt… 2 votes
- 1 Kings 20:30 — But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:3 — Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and… 2 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Esther 3:1 — After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and… 3 votes
- Joshua 8:23 — And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. 3 votes
- Deuteronomy 2:34 — And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones,… 3 votes
- Numbers 24:7 — He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be… 3 votes
1 Samuel 15:9
But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
Points to (5)
- 1 Samuel 15:15 — And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:19 — Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:3 — Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and… 3 votes
- Joshua 7:21 — When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of… 2 votes
- 2 Samuel 6:13 — And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and… 1 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Jeremiah 48:10 — Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from… 10 votes
- 1 Samuel 28:18 — Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:15 — And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:11 — It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not… 4 votes
1 Samuel 15:10
Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,
1 Samuel 15:11
It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.
Points to (30)
- 1 Samuel 13:13 — And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God,… 7 votes
- Genesis 6:6 — And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 votes
- Psalms 119:136 — Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. 5 votes
- 2 Samuel 24:16 — And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil,… 5 votes
- Jeremiah 9:18 — And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids… 4 votes
- Psalms 36:3 — The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. 4 votes
Pointed to from (28)
- Genesis 6:6 — And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 17 votes
- 2 Corinthians 12:8 — For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 7 votes
- Psalms 119:136 — Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. 7 votes
- Job 34:27 — Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways: 7 votes
1 Samuel 15:12
And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
Points to (6)
- Joshua 15:55 — Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah, 5 votes
- 2 Samuel 18:18 — Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 25:2 — And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three… 3 votes
- 1 Kings 18:42 — So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 7:12 — Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying,… 2 votes
- Joshua 4:8–9 — And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Psalms 49:11 — Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 18:18 — Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he… 3 votes
- 1 Kings 18:19 — Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and… 2 votes
- Joshua 19:26 — And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath; 2 votes
1 Samuel 15:13
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
Points to (13)
- Ruth 3:10 — And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end… 4 votes
- Judges 17:2 — And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou… 4 votes
- Luke 18:11 — The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are,… 3 votes
- Luke 17:10 — So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable… 3 votes
- Proverbs 31:31 — Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates. 3 votes
- Proverbs 30:13 — There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. 3 votes
Pointed to from (16)
- 1 Samuel 13:10 — And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came;… 6 votes
- Jeremiah 48:10 — Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from… 5 votes
- Proverbs 28:13 — He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. 5 votes
- Proverbs 16:2 — All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. 5 votes
1 Samuel 15:14
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
Points to (9)
- 1 Corinthians 4:5 — Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things… 2 votes
- Romans 3:19 — Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth… 2 votes
- Luke 19:22 — And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was… 2 votes
- Malachi 3:13–15 — Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? 2 votes
- Jeremiah 2:34–37 — Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret… 2 votes
- Jeremiah 2:22–23 — For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Proverbs 28:4 — They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. 3 votes
- Acts 21:13 — Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but… 1 votes
- Genesis 21:29 — And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves? 1 votes
1 Samuel 15:15
And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
Points to (8)
- 1 Samuel 15:21 — But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:9 — But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the… 4 votes
- Exodus 32:22–23 — And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. 3 votes
- Genesis 3:12–13 — And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 3 votes
- Luke 10:29 — But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 2 votes
- Matthew 2:8 — And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found… 2 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- 1 Samuel 15:21 — But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:9 — But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the… 4 votes
- 2 Chronicles 15:11 — And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:24 — And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words:… 2 votes
1 Samuel 15:16
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.
Points to (3)
- 1 Kings 22:16 — And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 12:7 — Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD,… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 9:27 — And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Micah 6:1 — Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. 24 votes
- Jeremiah 34:6 — Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem, 3 votes
- Isaiah 39:5 — Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:1 — Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now… 3 votes
1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
Points to (7)
- 1 Samuel 15:1–3 — Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now… 7 votes
- 1 Samuel 10:22 — Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered,… 7 votes
- 1 Samuel 9:21 — And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the… 7 votes
- 1 Samuel 10:1 — Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the… 6 votes
- Matthew 18:4 — Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 4 votes
- Judges 6:15 — And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I… 4 votes
Pointed to from (13)
- 2 Samuel 7:18 — Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house,… 49 votes
- 1 Samuel 2:8 — He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among… 11 votes
- Luke 14:11 — For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 9:21 — And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the… 5 votes
1 Samuel 15:18
And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
Points to (6)
- Proverbs 10:29 — The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. 3 votes
- Job 31:3 — Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity? 3 votes
- Numbers 16:38 — The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the… 3 votes
- Genesis 15:16 — But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. 3 votes
- Genesis 13:13 — But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly. 3 votes
- Proverbs 13:21 — Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed. 2 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- Leviticus 27:29 — None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death. 5 votes
- Psalms 149:7 — To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; 3 votes
- Psalms 36:2 — For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. 3 votes
- Revelation 16:1 — And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials… 2 votes
1 Samuel 15:19
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
Points to (8)
- 1 Samuel 14:32 — And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and… 4 votes
- Habakkuk 2:9–12 — Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be… 2 votes
- Jeremiah 7:11 — Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it,… 2 votes
- Proverbs 15:27 — He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. 2 votes
- 2 Chronicles 36:12 — And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the… 2 votes
- 2 Chronicles 33:6 — And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed… 2 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Hebrews 13:17 — Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that… 11 votes
- 2 Samuel 12:9 — Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 14:32 — And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and… 5 votes
- Exodus 20:17 — Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant,… 5 votes
1 Samuel 15:20
And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
Points to (11)
- 1 Samuel 15:13 — And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the… 5 votes
- Romans 10:3 — For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have… 3 votes
- Matthew 19:20 — The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? 3 votes
- Luke 18:11 — The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are,… 2 votes
- Luke 10:29 — But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 2 votes
- Job 40:8 — Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 2 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- 2 Samuel 12:13 — And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath… 5 votes
- Matthew 25:44 — Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 28:18 — Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath… 2 votes
- Genesis 3:12 — And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 2 votes
1 Samuel 15:21
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.
Points to (3)
- 1 Samuel 15:15 — And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of… 4 votes
- Exodus 32:22–23 — And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. 3 votes
- Genesis 3:13 — And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent… 2 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Isaiah 61:8 — For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:1 — Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of… 5 votes
- Proverbs 21:27 — The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:15 — And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of… 4 votes
1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Points to (20)
- Hosea 6:6 — For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. 419 votes
- Psalms 51:16–17 — For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 374 votes
- Proverbs 21:3 — To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. 348 votes
- Amos 5:21–24 — I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 298 votes
- Mark 12:33 — And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the… 287 votes
- Matthew 9:13 — But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the… 257 votes
Pointed to from (34)
- Micah 6:8 — He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to… 94 votes
- Hosea 6:6 — For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. 38 votes
- Proverbs 21:3 — To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. 29 votes
- Psalms 40:6 — Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering… 23 votes
1 Samuel 15:23
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
Points to (27)
- Jeremiah 28:16 — Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt… 15 votes
- 1 Samuel 13:14 — But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath… 11 votes
- Leviticus 20:6 — And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them,… 9 votes
- Galatians 5:20 — Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 8 votes
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 — And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath… 7 votes
- Jeremiah 29:32 — Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have… 7 votes
Pointed to from (28)
- 1 Chronicles 10:13 — So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD,… 11 votes
- 1 Samuel 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning… 9 votes
- Acts 13:22 — And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony,… 6 votes
- 2 Samuel 7:15 — But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. 6 votes
1 Samuel 15:24
And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
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- 2 Samuel 12:13 — And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath… 7 votes
- Isaiah 51:12–13 — I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die,… 6 votes
- Galatians 1:10 — For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the… 4 votes
- Proverbs 29:25 — The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. 4 votes
- Numbers 22:34 — And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way… 4 votes
- Revelation 21:8 — But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and… 3 votes
Pointed to from (18)
- Acts 5:29 — Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. 32 votes
- 1 John 3:4 — Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 13 votes
- Titus 1:16 — They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto… 8 votes
- Proverbs 29:25 — The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. 8 votes
1 Samuel 15:25
Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD.
Points to (1)
- Exodus 10:17 — Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take… 4 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- Exodus 10:17 — Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take… 2 votes
1 Samuel 15:26
And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
Points to (11)
- Hosea 4:6 — My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee,… 7 votes
- 1 Samuel 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 13:14 — But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath… 6 votes
- 2 John 1:11 — For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. 5 votes
- Jeremiah 6:19 — Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:23 — For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast… 5 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Acts 13:22 — And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony,… 9 votes
- 1 Samuel 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning… 7 votes
- Isaiah 5:24 — Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as… 3 votes
- Jeremiah 6:19 — Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they… 2 votes
1 Samuel 15:27
And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
Points to (1)
- 1 Kings 11:30–31 — And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces: 2 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- 1 Samuel 28:14 — And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a… 5 votes
- Acts 21:11 — And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith… 4 votes
- Zechariah 8:23 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 28:17 — And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and… 4 votes
1 Samuel 15:28
And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.
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- 1 Samuel 28:17–18 — And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and… 5 votes
- Acts 13:22 — And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony,… 3 votes
- Romans 13:1 — Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are… 2 votes
- John 19:11 — Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above:… 2 votes
- Daniel 4:32 — And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make… 2 votes
- Daniel 4:17 — This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that… 2 votes
Pointed to from (22)
- 1 Samuel 13:14 — But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath… 20 votes
- Acts 13:22 — And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony,… 9 votes
- 1 Chronicles 10:14 — And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. 9 votes
- 1 Samuel 13:13 — And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God,… 7 votes
1 Samuel 15:29
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
Points to (15)
- Numbers 23:19 — God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall… 23 votes
- Ezekiel 24:14 — I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare,… 21 votes
- Titus 1:2 — In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 17 votes
- Hebrews 6:18 — That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation,… 15 votes
- 2 Timothy 2:13 — If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. 15 votes
- Psalms 95:11 — Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest. 13 votes
Pointed to from (22)
- Numbers 23:19 — God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall… 101 votes
- Malachi 3:6 — For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. 39 votes
- Hebrews 6:18 — That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation,… 22 votes
- James 1:17 — Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is… 13 votes
1 Samuel 15:30
Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.
Points to (6)
- John 12:43 — For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. 6 votes
- John 5:44 — How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only? 6 votes
- Isaiah 29:13 — Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do… 5 votes
- 2 Timothy 3:5 — Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 3 votes
- Luke 18:9–14 — And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised… 2 votes
- Habakkuk 2:4 — Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. 2 votes
Pointed to from (13)
- 2 Samuel 12:13 — And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath… 9 votes
- Proverbs 28:13 — He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 26:21 — Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:24 — And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words:… 3 votes
1 Samuel 15:31
So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD.
Pointed to from (1)
- 1 Samuel 15:26 — And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the… 4 votes
1 Samuel 15:32
Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
Points to (3)
- Revelation 18:7 — How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she… 3 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3 — For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman… 3 votes
- Jeremiah 48:44 — He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in… 3 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- 1 Timothy 5:6 — But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. 3 votes
- Isaiah 3:9 — The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it… 2 votes
- Judges 8:11 — And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the… 2 votes
- Joshua 10:22 — Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave. 2 votes
1 Samuel 15:33
And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
Points to (12)
- Judges 1:7 — And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered… 7 votes
- Genesis 9:6 — Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. 6 votes
- Matthew 7:2 — For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to… 4 votes
- Revelation 18:6 — Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she… 3 votes
- Revelation 16:6 — For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are… 3 votes
- James 2:13 — For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. 3 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- Judges 1:7 — And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered… 8 votes
- Esther 3:1 — After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 10:8 — And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt… 4 votes
- Judges 3:21 — And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly: 3 votes
1 Samuel 15:34
Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
Points to (2)
- 1 Samuel 11:4 — Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 7:17 — And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar… 2 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Hosea 5:8 — Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin. 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 11:4 — Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 10:26 — And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. 3 votes
- Isaiah 10:29 — They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is… 2 votes
1 Samuel 15:35
And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
Points to (9)
- 1 Samuel 19:24 — And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:11 — It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning… 4 votes
- Jeremiah 9:1–2 — Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain… 3 votes
- Genesis 6:6 — And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 2 votes
- Philippians 3:18 — (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of… 1 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- 1 Samuel 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning… 8 votes
- Genesis 6:6 — And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:11 — It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not… 4 votes
- Romans 9:2 — That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. 3 votes