1 Samuel 15:15

Easy To Read Version

Saul said, “The soldiers took them from the Amalekites. The soldiers saved the best sheep and cattle to burn as sacrifices [136] to the Lord your God. But we destroyed everything else.”

Cross References

Job 31:33

Other people try to hide their sins.\par But I have not hidden my guilt.\par

Proverbs 28:13

A person that hides his sins will not be successful. But a person that confesses his sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.

Matthew 2:8

Then Herod sent the wise men to Bethlehem. Herod said to the wise men, “Go and look carefully to find the new baby. When you find the baby, come tell me. Then I can go worship him too.”

Luke 10:29

But the man wanted to show that the way he was living was right. So he said to Jesus, “But who are these other people I must love?”

1 Samuel 15:16

Samuel said to Saul, “Stop! Let me tell you what the Lord said to me last night.”

1 Samuel 15:21

And the soldiers took the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice [137] to the Lord your God at Gilgal!”

1 Samuel 15:9

Saul and the Israelite soldiers felt bad about destroying everything. So they let Agag live. They also kept the fat cows, the best sheep, and the lambs. They kept everything that was worth keeping. They didn’t want to destroy those things. They destroyed only the things that were not worth keeping.