1 Samuel 28:18

New American Bible - revised edition

“Because you disobeyed the Lord’s directive and would not carry out his fierce anger against Amalek, the Lord has done this to you today.

Cross References

1 Kings 20:42

He said to him: “The Lord says, Because you have set free the man I put under the ban, your life shall pay for his life, your people for his people.”

1 Chronicles 10:13

Thus Saul died because of his treason against the Lord in disobeying his word, and also because he had sought counsel from a ghost,

Jeremiah 48:10

Cursed are they who do the Lord’s work carelessly, cursed those who keep their sword from shedding blood.

1 Samuel 13:9

He then said, “Bring me the burnt offering and communion offerings!” Then he sacrificed the burnt offering. King Saul Reproved.

1 Samuel 15:20

Saul explained to Samuel: “I did indeed obey the Lord and fulfill the mission on which the Lord sent me. I have brought back Agag, the king of Amalek, and, carrying out the ban, I have destroyed the Amalekites.

1 Samuel 15:28

So Samuel said to him: “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.

1 Samuel 15:9

He and his troops spared Agag and the best of the fat sheep and oxen, and the lambs. They refused to put under the ban anything that was worthwhile, destroying only what was worthless and of no account. Samuel Rebukes Saul.