1 Samuel 15:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

When Samuel came near to Saul, Saul greeted him and said, “The Lord bless you! I have obeyed the Lord’s commands.”

Cross References

Ruth 3:10

Then Boaz said, “May the Lord bless you, young woman. You have been very kind to me. Your kindness to me is greater than the kindness you showed to Naomi in the beginning. You could have looked for a young man to marry, rich or poor. But you did not.

Judges 17:2

Micah said to his mother, “Do you remember that someone stole 28 pounds of silver from you? I heard you say a curse about that. Well, I have the silver. I took it.” His mother said, “The Lord bless you, my son.”

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood alone, away from the tax collector. When the Pharisee prayed, he said, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not as bad as other people. I am not like men who steal, cheat, or commit adultery. I thank you that I am better than this tax collector.

Luke 17:10

It is the same with you. When you finish doing all that you are told to do, you should say, ‘We are not worthy of any special thanks. We have only done the work we should do.’”

Proverbs 31:31

Give her the reward she deserves. Praise her in public for what she has done.

Proverbs 30:13

Some people are so proud of themselves, and they look down on everyone else.

Proverbs 28:13

Whoever hides their sins will not be successful, but whoever confesses their sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.

1 Samuel 15:11

“Saul has stopped following me, so I am sorry that I made him king. He is not doing what I tell him.” Samuel became angry and cried to the Lord all night.

1 Samuel 15:9

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

Genesis 14:19

He blessed Abram and said, “Abram, may you be blessed by God Most High, the one who made heaven and earth.

Genesis 3:12

The man said, “The woman you put here with me gave me fruit from that tree. So I ate it.”

Proverbs 27:2

Never praise yourself. Let others do it.

1 Samuel 13:10

As soon as Saul finished offering that sacrifice, Samuel arrived. Saul went out to meet him.

1 Samuel 15:20

Saul said, “But I did obey the Lord! I went where the Lord sent me. I destroyed all the Amalekites. I brought back only one—their king Agag.

1 Samuel 25:14

One of Nabal’s servants spoke to Nabal’s wife Abigail. The servant said, “David sent messengers from the desert to meet our master, but Nabal was rude to them.

2 Samuel 2:5

David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead. These messengers told the men in Jabesh: “The Lord bless you, because you have shown kindness to your lord Saul by burying him.

1 Samuel 23:21

Saul answered, “May the Lord bless you for helping me.