1 Samuel 15:20

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Saul said to Samuel, Yes, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag king of Amalek and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

Cross References

Job 33:9

I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me.

Job 34:5

For Job has said, I am [innocent and uncompromisingly] righteous, but God has taken away my right; [Job 33:9.]

Job 35:2

Do you think this is your right, or are you saying, My righteousness is more than God's,

Job 40:8

Will you also annul (set aside and render void) My judgment? Will you condemn Me [your God], that you may [appear] righteous and justified?

Matthew 19:20

The young man said, I have observed all these from my youth; what still do I lack?

Luke 10:29

And he, determined to acquit himself of reproach, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee took his stand ostentatiously and began to pray thus before and with himself: God, I thank You that I am not like the rest of men–extortioners (robbers), swindlers [unrighteous in heart and life], adulterers–or even like this tax collector here.

Romans 10:3

For being ignorant of the righteousness that God ascribes [which makes one acceptable to Him in word, thought, and deed] and seeking to establish a righteousness (a means of salvation) of their own, they did not obey or submit themselves to God's righteousness.

1 Samuel 15:13

And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, Blessed are you of the Lord. I have performed what the Lord ordered.

1 Samuel 15:3

Now go and smite Amalek and utterly destroy all they have; do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.

1 Samuel 15:8

And he took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, though he utterly destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.

1 Samuel 28:18

Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord or execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore the Lord has done this thing to you this day.