1 Samuel 15:1

Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of the LORD’s words.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2The LORD of Armies says, ‘I remember what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way when he came up out of Egypt.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took the vial of oil and poured it on his head, then kissed him and said, “Hasn’t the LORD anointed you to be prince over his inheritance?

1 Samuel 13:13Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you; for now the LORD would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.

2 Samuel 23:2“The LORD’s Spirit spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.

1 Chronicles 22:12May the LORD give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 15:1

In this chapter we have the final rejection of Saul from being king, for his disobedience to God's command in not utterly destroying the Amalekites. By his wars and victories he hoped to magnify and perpetuate his own name and honour, but, by his mismanagement of them, he ruined himself, and laid his honour in the dust. Here is, I. The commission God gave him to destroy the Amalekites, with a command to do it utterly, ver. 1-3 . II. Saul's preparation for this expedition, ver. 4-6 . III. His success, and partial… Read the whole commentary →

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