1 Samuel 15:20

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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.

Cross References

1 Samuel 15:13

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

Romans 10:3

They did not know the way that God makes people right with him. And they tried to make themselves right in their own way. So they did not accept God’s way of making people right.

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 10:29

But the man wanted to show that the way he was living was right. So he said to Jesus, “But who is my neighbor?”

Matthew 19:20

The young man said, “I have obeyed all these commands. What else do I need?”

Job 40:8

“Are you trying to show that I am unfair? Are you trying to look innocent by saying that I am guilty?

Job 35:2

“Job, it is not fair for you to say, ‘I am more right than God,’

Job 34:5

Job says, ‘I am innocent, and God is not being fair to me.

Job 33:9

‘I am pure and innocent; I did nothing wrong; I am not guilty!

1 Samuel 15:8

Agag was the king of the Amalekites. Saul captured Agag alive. Saul let Agag live, but he killed all the men in Agag’s army.

1 Samuel 15:3

Now go fight against the Amalekites. You must completely destroy the Amalekites and everything that belongs to them. Don’t let anything live; you must kill all the men and women and all of their children and little babies. You must kill all of their cattle and sheep and all of their camels and donkeys.’”

1 Samuel 28:18

The Lord was angry with the Amalekites and told you to destroy them. But you did not obey him. That’s why the Lord is doing this to you today.