1 Samuel 15:11

Contemporary English Version 1995

“Saul has stopped obeying me, and I'm sorry that I made him king.” Samuel was angry, and he cried out in prayer to the Lord all night.

Cross References

1 Samuel 13:13

“That was stupid!” Samuel said. “You didn't obey the Lord your God. If you had obeyed him, someone from your family would always have been king of Israel.

Genesis 6:6

He was sorry that he had made them,

Psalm 119:136

When anyone disobeys you, my eyes overflow with tears.

Jeremiah 9:18

The people answered, “Let them come quickly and cry for us, until our own eyes are flooded with tears.

Psalm 36:3

They tell deceitful lies, and they don't have the sense to live right.

1 Samuel 15:35

Even though Samuel felt sad about Saul, Samuel never saw him again. The Lord was sorry he had made Saul the king of Israel.

1 Samuel 15:9

Saul and his army let Agag live, and they also spared the best sheep and cattle. They didn't want to destroy anything of value, so they only killed the animals that were worthless or weak.

1 Samuel 15:3

“Go and attack the Amalekites! Destroy them and all their possessions. Don't have any pity. Kill their men, women, children, and even their babies. Slaughter their cattle, sheep, camels, and donkeys.”

Hebrews 10:38

The people God accepts will live because of their faith. But he isn't pleased with anyone who turns back.”

Matthew 5:44

But I tell you to love your enemies and pray for anyone who mistreats you.

Jeremiah 13:17

If you are too proud to listen, I will weep alone. Tears will stream from my eyes when the Lord's people are taken away as prisoners.

Jeremiah 9:1

I wish that my eyes were fountains of tears, so I could cry day and night for my people who were killed.

Psalm 125:5

When the Lord punishes the wicked, he will punish everyone else who lives an evil life. Pray for peace in Israel!

Psalm 110:4

The Lord has made a promise that will never be broken: “You will be a priest forever, just like Melchizedek.”

Psalm 109:4

I had pity and prayed for my enemies, but their words to me were harsh and cruel.

Psalm 78:57

They were as unfaithful as their ancestors, and they were as crooked as a twisted arrow.

1 Samuel 12:23

I would be disobeying the Lord if I stopped praying for you! I will always teach you how to live right.

Joshua 22:16

All of the Lord's people have gathered together and have sent us to find out why you are unfaithful to our God. You have turned your backs on the Lord by building that altar. Why are you rebelling against him?

Luke 6:12

About that time Jesus went off to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night there.

Matthew 24:13

But if you keep on being faithful right to the end, you will be saved.

Psalm 78:41

They kept testing him and caused terrible pain for the Holy One of Israel.

Zephaniah 1:6

Nothing will remain of anyone who has turned away and rejected me.

Jonah 4:2

So he prayed: Our Lord, I knew from the very beginning that you wouldn't destroy Nineveh. That's why I left my own country and headed for Spain. You are a kind and merciful God, and you are very patient. You always show love, and you don't like to punish anyone.

Jonah 3:10

When God saw that the people had stopped doing evil things, he had pity and did not destroy them as he had planned.

Amos 7:3

Then the Lord felt sorry and answered, “I won't let it be destroyed.”

Genesis 6:7

and he said, “I'm going to destroy every person on earth! I'll even wipe out animals, birds, and reptiles. I'm sorry I ever made them.”

Exodus 32:11

Moses tried to get the Lord God to change his mind: Our Lord, you used your mighty power to bring these people out of Egypt. Now don't become angry and destroy them.

Exodus 32:14

So even though the Lord had threatened to destroy the people, he changed his mind and let them live.

1 Samuel 8:6

Samuel was upset to hear the leaders say they wanted a king, so he prayed about it.

1 Samuel 15:10

The Lord told Samuel,

1 Chronicles 21:15

Then he sent an angel to destroy the city of Jerusalem. But just as the angel was about to do that, the Lord felt sorry for all the suffering he had caused the people, and he told the angel, “Stop! They have suffered enough.” This happened at the threshing place that belonged to Araunah the Jebusite.

Job 34:27

and refused to obey him.

Jeremiah 11:10

They have sinned in the same way their ancestors did, by turning from me and worshiping other gods. The northern kingdom of Israel broke the agreement I made with your ancestors, and now the southern kingdom of Judah has done the same.

Ezekiel 18:24

But when good people start sinning and doing disgusting things, will they live? No! All their good deeds will be forgotten, and they will be put to death because of their sins.

1 Samuel 16:1

One day he said, “Samuel, I've rejected Saul, and I refuse to let him be king any longer. Stop feeling sad about him. Put some olive oil in a small container and go visit a man named Jesse, who lives in Bethlehem. I've chosen one of his sons to be my king.”

1 Kings 11:9

The Lord God of Israel had appeared to Solomon two times and warned him not to worship foreign gods. But Solomon disobeyed and did it anyway. This made the Lord very angry,

1 Chronicles 10:13

Saul died because he was unfaithful and disobeyed the Lord. He even asked advice from a woman who talked to spirits of the dead,