15:1 Samuel said to Saul, 'I am the one the LORD sent to anoint you king over his people Israel; so listen now to the message from the LORD.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 1 , Samuel said to Saul, 'I am the one the LORD sent to anoint you king over his people Israel; so listen now to the message from the LORD.
15:2 This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 2 , This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt.
15:3 Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.''
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 3 , Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.''
15:4 So Saul summoned the men and mustered them at Telaim--two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men from Judah.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 4 , So Saul summoned the men and mustered them at Telaim--two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men from Judah.
15:5 Saul went to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the ravine.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 5 , Saul went to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the ravine.
15:6 Then he said to the Kenites, 'Go away, leave the Amalekites so that I do not destroy you along with them; for you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt.' So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 6 , Then he said to the Kenites, 'Go away, leave the Amalekites so that I do not destroy you along with them; for you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt.' So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.
15:7 Then Saul attacked the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, to the east of Egypt.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 7 , Then Saul attacked the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, to the east of Egypt.
15:8 He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 8 , He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword.
15:9 But Saul and the army spared Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs--everything that was good. These they were unwilling to destroy completely, but everything that was despised and weak they totally destroyed.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 9 , But Saul and the army spared Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs--everything that was good. These they were unwilling to destroy completely, but everything that was despised and weak they totally destroyed.
15:10 Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel:
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 10 , Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel:
15:11 'I am grieved that I have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has not carried out my instructions.' Samuel was troubled, and he cried out to the LORD all that night.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 11 , 'I am grieved that I have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has not carried out my instructions.' Samuel was troubled, and he cried out to the LORD all that night.
15:12 Early in the morning Samuel got up and went to meet Saul, but he was told, 'Saul has gone to Carmel. There he has set up a monument in his own honor and has turned and gone on down to Gilgal.'
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 12 , Early in the morning Samuel got up and went to meet Saul, but he was told, 'Saul has gone to Carmel. There he has set up a monument in his own honor and has turned and gone on down to Gilgal.'
15:13 When Samuel reached him, Saul said, 'The LORD bless you! I have carried out the Lord's instructions.'
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 13 , When Samuel reached him, Saul said, 'The LORD bless you! I have carried out the Lord's instructions.'
15:14 But Samuel said, 'What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears? What is this lowing of cattle that I hear?'
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 14 , But Samuel said, 'What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears? What is this lowing of cattle that I hear?'
15:15 Saul answered, 'The soldiers brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best of the sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but we totally destroyed the rest.'
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 15 , Saul answered, 'The soldiers brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best of the sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but we totally destroyed the rest.'
15:16 'Stop!' Samuel said to Saul. 'Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.' 'Tell me,' Saul replied.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 16 , 'Stop!' Samuel said to Saul. 'Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.' 'Tell me,' Saul replied.
15:17 Samuel said, 'Although you were once small in your own eyes, did you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 17 , Samuel said, 'Although you were once small in your own eyes, did you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.
15:18 And he sent you on a mission, saying, 'Go and completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; make war on them until you have wiped them out.'
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 18 , And he sent you on a mission, saying, 'Go and completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; make war on them until you have wiped them out.'
15:19 Why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you pounce on the plunder and do evil in the eyes of the LORD?'
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 19 , Why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you pounce on the plunder and do evil in the eyes of the LORD?'
15:20 'But I did obey the LORD,' Saul said. 'I went on the mission the LORD assigned me. I completely destroyed the Amalekites and brought back Agag their king.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 20 , 'But I did obey the LORD,' Saul said. 'I went on the mission the LORD assigned me. I completely destroyed the Amalekites and brought back Agag their king.
15:21 The soldiers took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of what was devoted to God, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal.'
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 21 , The soldiers took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of what was devoted to God, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal.'
15:22 But Samuel replied: 'Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 22 , But Samuel replied: 'Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king.'
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 23 , For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king.'
15:24 Then Saul said to Samuel, 'I have sinned. I violated the Lord's command and your instructions. I was afraid of the people and so I gave in to them.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 24 , Then Saul said to Samuel, 'I have sinned. I violated the Lord's command and your instructions. I was afraid of the people and so I gave in to them.
15:25 Now I beg you, forgive my sin and come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD.'
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 25 , Now I beg you, forgive my sin and come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD.'
15:26 But Samuel said to him, 'I will not go back with you. You have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you as king over Israel!'
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 26 , But Samuel said to him, 'I will not go back with you. You have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you as king over Israel!'
15:27 As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 27 , As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore.
15:28 Samuel said to him, 'The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors--to one better than you.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 28 , Samuel said to him, 'The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors--to one better than you.
15:29 He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a man, that he should change his mind.'
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 29 , He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a man, that he should change his mind.'
15:30 Saul replied, 'I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel; come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God.'
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 30 , Saul replied, 'I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel; come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God.'
15:31 So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 31 , So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
15:32 Then Samuel said, 'Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.' Agag came to him confidently, thinking, 'Surely the bitterness of death is past.'
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 32 , Then Samuel said, 'Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.' Agag came to him confidently, thinking, 'Surely the bitterness of death is past.'
15:33 But Samuel said, 'As your sword has made women childless, so will your mother be childless among women.' And Samuel put Agag to death before the LORD at Gilgal.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 33 , But Samuel said, 'As your sword has made women childless, so will your mother be childless among women.' And Samuel put Agag to death before the LORD at Gilgal.
15:34 Then Samuel left for Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 34 , Then Samuel left for Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
15:35 Until the day Samuel died, he did not go to see Saul again, though Samuel mourned for him. And the LORD was grieved that he had made Saul king over Israel.
The NIV Book of 1Samuel , Chapter 15 , Verse 35 , Until the day Samuel died, he did not go to see Saul again, though Samuel mourned for him. And the LORD was grieved that he had made Saul king over Israel.
