1 Samuel 15:11

New Living Translation

“I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.” Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the Lord all night.

Cross References

Genesis 6:6

So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.

Genesis 6:7

And the Lord said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.”

2 Samuel 24:16

But as the angel was preparing to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

1 Kings 11:9

The Lord was very angry with Solomon, for his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.

1 Chronicles 10:13

So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He failed to obey the Lord’s command, and he even consulted a medium

1 Chronicles 21:15

And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was preparing to destroy it, the Lord relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Job 34:27

For they turned away from following him. They have no respect for any of his ways.

Psalm 109:4

I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them!

Psalm 110:4

The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

Psalm 119:136

Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your instructions.

Psalm 125:5

But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord. Take them away with those who do evil. May Israel have peace!

Psalm 36:3

Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good.

Psalm 78:41

Again and again they tested God’s patience and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 78:57

They turned back and were as faithless as their parents. They were as undependable as a crooked bow.

Exodus 32:11

But Moses tried to pacify the Lord his God. “O Lord!” he said. “Why are you so angry with your own people whom you brought from the land of Egypt with such great power and such a strong hand?

Exodus 32:14

So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people.

Jeremiah 11:10

They have returned to the sins of their ancestors. They have refused to listen to me and are worshiping other gods. Israel and Judah have both broken the covenant I made with their ancestors.

Jeremiah 13:17

And if you still refuse to listen, I will weep alone because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the Lord’s flock will be led away into exile.

Jeremiah 34:16

But now you have shrugged off your oath and defiled my name by taking back the men and women you had freed, forcing them to be slaves once again.

Jeremiah 9:1

If only my head were a pool of water and my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night for all my people who have been slaughtered.

Jeremiah 9:18

Quick! Begin your weeping! Let the tears flow from your eyes.

Ezekiel 18:24

However, if righteous people turn from their righteous behavior and start doing sinful things and act like other sinners, should they be allowed to live? No, of course not! All their righteous acts will be forgotten, and they will die for their sins.

Amos 7:3

So the Lord relented from this plan. “I will not do it,” he said.

Jonah 3:10

When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

Jonah 4:2

So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people.

Zephaniah 1:6

And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance or seek my blessings.”

Matthew 24:13

But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

Matthew 5:44

But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!

Luke 6:12

One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.

Hebrews 10:38

And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”

Joshua 22:16

“The whole community of the Lord demands to know why you are betraying the God of Israel. How could you turn away from the Lord and build an altar for yourselves in rebellion against him?

1 Samuel 12:23

“As for me, I will certainly not sin against the Lord by ending my prayers for you. And I will continue to teach you what is good and right.

1 Samuel 13:13

“How foolish!” Samuel exclaimed. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you. Had you kept it, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

1 Samuel 15:10

Then the Lord said to Samuel,

1 Samuel 15:3

Now go and completely destroy the entire Amalekite nation—men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys.”

1 Samuel 15:35

Samuel never went to meet with Saul again, but he mourned constantly for him. And the Lord was sorry he had ever made Saul king of Israel.

1 Samuel 15:9

Saul and his men spared Agag’s life and kept the best of the sheep and goats, the cattle, the fat calves, and the lambs—everything, in fact, that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality.

1 Samuel 16:1

Now the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”

1 Samuel 8:6

Samuel was displeased with their request and went to the Lord for guidance.