1 Samuel 15:14

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

Bible in Basic English

In The 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?

In Context

13And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, May the blessing of the Lord be with you: I have done what was ordered by the Lord.

15And Saul said, They have taken them from the Amalekites: for the people have kept the best of the sheep and of the oxen as an offering to the Lord your God; all the rest we have given up to destruction.

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Cross References

Psalms 50:16But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?

Jeremiah 2:22For even if you are washed with soda and take much soap, still your evil-doing is marked before me, says the Lord God.

Malachi 3:13Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. And still you say, What have we said against you?

Romans 3:19Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 15:11-24

Samuel Reproves Saul; Saul Rejected of God. ( b. c. 1065.) 10 Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying, 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. 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. 13… Read the whole commentary →

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