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1 Samuel 15:1

וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל ־ שָׁאוּל אֹתִי שָׁלַח יְהוָה לִמְשָׁחֳךָ לְמֶלֶךְ עַל ־ עַמּוֹ עַל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַתָּה שְׁמַע לְקוֹל דִּבְרֵי יְהוָֽה ׃ ס

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

2כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת פָּקַדְתִּי אֵת אֲשֶׁר ־ עָשָׂה עֲמָלֵק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר ־ שָׂם לוֹ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בַּעֲלֹתוֹ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 10:1וַיִּקַּח שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת ־ פַּךְ הַשֶּׁמֶן וַיִּצֹק עַל ־ רֹאשׁוֹ וַיִּשָּׁקֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר הֲלוֹא כִּֽי ־ מְשָׁחֲךָ יְהוָה עַל ־ נַחֲלָתוֹ לְנָגִֽיד ׃

1 Samuel 13:13וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל ־ שָׁאוּל נִסְכָּלְתָּ לֹא שָׁמַרְתָּ אֶת ־ מִצְוַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר צִוָּךְ כִּי עַתָּה הֵכִין יְהוָה אֶת ־ מַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ אֶל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד ־ עוֹלָֽם ׃

2 Samuel 23:2רוּחַ יְהוָה דִּבֶּר ־ בִּי וּמִלָּתוֹ עַל ־ לְשׁוֹנִֽי ׃

1 Chronicles 22:12אַךְ יִֽתֶּן ־ לְּךָ יְהוָה שֵׂכֶל וּבִינָה וִֽיצַוְּךָ עַל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלִשְׁמוֹר אֶת ־ תּוֹרַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ ׃

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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