1 Samuel 15:11

Good News Translation

“I am sorry that I made Saul king; he has turned away from me and disobeyed my commands.” Samuel was angry, and all night long he pleaded with the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 6:6

he was sorry that he had ever made them and put them on the earth. He was so filled with regret

Genesis 6:7

that he said, “I will wipe out these people I have created, and also the animals and the birds, because I am sorry that I made any of them.”

2 Samuel 24:16

When the Lord's angel was about to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord changed his mind about punishing the people and said to the angel who was killing them, “Stop! That's enough!” The angel was by the threshing place of Araunah, a Jebusite.

1 Kings 11:9

Even though the Lord, the God of Israel, had appeared to Solomon twice and had commanded him not to worship foreign gods, Solomon did not obey the Lord but turned away from him. So the Lord was angry with Solomon

1 Chronicles 10:13

Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He disobeyed the Lord's commands; he tried to find guidance by consulting the spirits of the dead

1 Chronicles 21:15

Then he sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but he changed his mind and said to the angel, “Stop! That's enough!” The angel was standing by the threshing place of Araunah, a Jebusite.

Job 34:27

because they have stopped following him and ignored all his commands.

Psalm 109:4

They oppose me, even though I love them and have prayed for them.

Psalm 110:4

The Lord made a solemn promise and will not take it back: “You will be a priest forever in the priestly order of Melchizedek.”

Psalm 119:136

My tears pour down like a river, because people do not obey your law.

Psalm 125:5

But when you punish the wicked, punish also those who abandon your ways. Peace be with Israel!

Psalm 36:3

Their speech is wicked and full of lies; they no longer do what is wise and good.

Psalm 78:41

Again and again they put God to the test and brought pain to the Holy God of Israel.

Psalm 78:57

but were rebellious and disloyal like their ancestors, unreliable as a crooked arrow.

Exodus 32:11

But Moses pleaded with the Lord his God and said, “Lord, why should you be so angry with your people, whom you rescued from Egypt with great might and power?

Exodus 32:14

So the Lord changed his mind and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

Jeremiah 11:10

They have gone back to the sins of their ancestors, who refused to do what I said; they have worshiped other gods. Both Israel and Judah have broken the covenant that I made with their ancestors.

Jeremiah 13:17

If you will not listen, I will cry in secret because of your pride; I will cry bitterly, and my tears will flow because the Lord's people have been taken away as captives.

Jeremiah 34:16

But then you changed your minds again and dishonored me. All of you took back the slaves whom you had set free as they desired, and you forced them into slavery again.

Jeremiah 9:1

I wish my head were a well of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears, so that I could cry day and night for my people who have been killed.

Jeremiah 9:18

The people said, “Tell them to hurry and sing a funeral song for us, until our eyes fill with tears, and our eyelids are wet from crying.”

Ezekiel 18:24

“But if a righteous person stops doing good and starts doing all the evil, disgusting things that evil people do, will he go on living? No! None of the good he did will be remembered. He will die because of his unfaithfulness and his sins.

Amos 7:3

The Lord changed his mind and said, “What you saw will not take place.”

Jonah 3:10

God saw what they did; he saw that they had given up their wicked behavior. So he changed his mind and did not punish them as he had said he would.

Jonah 4:2

So he prayed, “Lord, didn't I say before I left home that this is just what you would do? That's why I did my best to run away to Spain! I knew that you are a loving and merciful God, always patient, always kind, and always ready to change your mind and not punish.

Zephaniah 1:6

I will destroy those who have turned back and no longer follow me, those who do not come to me or ask me to guide them.”

Matthew 24:13

But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.

Matthew 5:44

But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Luke 6:12

At that time Jesus went up a hill to pray and spent the whole night there praying to God.

Hebrews 10:38

My righteous people, however, will believe and live; but if any of them turns back, I will not be pleased with them.”

Joshua 22:16

and speaking for the whole community of the Lord, they said to them, “Why have you done this evil thing against the God of Israel? You have rebelled against the Lord by building this altar for yourselves! You are no longer following him!

1 Samuel 12:23

As for me, the Lord forbid that I should sin against him by no longer praying for you. Instead, I will teach you what is good and right for you to do.

1 Samuel 13:13

“That was a foolish thing to do,” Samuel answered. “You have not obeyed the command the Lord your God gave you. If you had obeyed, he would have let you and your descendants rule over Israel forever.

1 Samuel 15:10

The Lord said to Samuel,

1 Samuel 15:3

Go and attack the Amalekites and completely destroy everything they have. Don't leave a thing; kill all the men, women, children, and babies; the cattle, sheep, camels, and donkeys.”

1 Samuel 15:35

As long as Samuel lived, he never again saw the king; but he grieved over him. The Lord was sorry that he had made Saul king of Israel.

1 Samuel 15:9

But Saul and his men spared Agag's life and did not kill the best sheep and cattle, the best calves and lambs, or anything else that was good; they destroyed only what was useless or worthless.

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you go on grieving over Saul? I have rejected him as king of Israel. But now get some olive oil and go to Bethlehem, to a man named Jesse, because I have chosen one of his sons to be king.”

1 Samuel 8:6

Samuel was displeased with their request for a king; so he prayed to the Lord,