1 Samuel 15:16

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Then Samuel said to Saul, 'Stop! Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.' Saul replied, 'Speak.'

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  • 1 Sam 9:27 : 27 As they were going down to the outskirts of the town, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us"—and the servant went on—"but you stay here for a moment, and I will give you a message from God."
  • 1 Sam 12:7 : 7 Now then, stand here, that I may confront you before the LORD regarding all His righteous acts that He has done for you and your ancestors.
  • 1 Kgs 22:16 : 16 But the king said to him, 'How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 15:10-15
    6 verses
    81%

    10Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying:

    11I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following me and has not carried out my commands. This grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the LORD all night.

    12Early in the morning, Samuel got up to meet Saul, but he was told, 'Saul went to Carmel and has set up a monument in his own honor. Then he turned and went down to Gilgal.'

    13When Samuel reached him, Saul said, 'Blessed are you of the LORD! I have carried out the LORD's instruction.'

    14But Samuel said, 'What is this sound of sheep and cattle that I hear?'

    15Saul answered, 'They brought them from the Amalekites; the people spared the best of the sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we have utterly destroyed.'

  • 1 Sam 15:1
    80%

    1Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you as king over His people Israel. Now, listen to the words of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 9:15
    79%

    15Now the LORD had revealed to Samuel the day before Saul came,

  • 1 Sam 9:27
    79%

    27As they were going down to the outskirts of the town, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us"—and the servant went on—"but you stay here for a moment, and I will give you a message from God."

  • 1 Sam 10:15
    77%

    15Then Saul's uncle said, 'Please tell me what Samuel said to you.'

  • 1 Sam 16:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    1The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen a king for myself among his sons."

    2Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me." The LORD replied, "Take a young cow with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'

    3Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate to you.

  • 1 Sam 28:14-16
    3 verses
    77%

    14Saul asked her, "What does he look like?" She replied, "An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe." Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground in reverence.

    15Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" Saul answered, "I am deeply distressed. The Philistines are waging war against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, not by prophets or by dreams. Therefore, I have called upon you to tell me what I should do."

    16Samuel said, "Why do you consult me, now that the LORD has turned away from you and has become your enemy?

  • 1 Sam 9:17-19
    3 verses
    76%

    17When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, "Here is the man I told you about; he will govern my people."

    18Saul approached Samuel at the city gate and asked, "Please tell me where the seer's house is."

    19Samuel answered, "I am the seer. Go up ahead of me to the high place, for you will eat with me today. In the morning, I will send you on your way and tell you all that is on your heart.

  • 1 Sam 13:13-15
    3 verses
    76%

    13Samuel said to Saul, "You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, which He gave you. If you had, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

    14But now your kingdom will not endure. The Lord has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him leader over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you."

    15Then Samuel left Gilgal and went up to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul counted the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.

  • 1 Sam 14:36-38
    3 verses
    75%

    36Saul said, 'Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn. Let us not leave one of them alive.' They replied, 'Do whatever seems best to you.' But the priest said, 'Let us inquire of God here.'

    37Saul inquired of God, 'Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?' But He did not answer him that day.

    38Then Saul said, 'Come here, all you chiefs of the people. Investigate and find out what sin has been committed today.

  • 1 Sam 3:15-18
    4 verses
    75%

    15Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.

    16But Eli called to Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." Samuel answered, "Here I am."

    17Eli asked, "What was it that he said to you? Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you severely if you hide from me anything he told you."

    18So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli said, "He is the Lord; let him do what he thinks is best."

  • 1 Sam 15:17
    75%

    17Samuel said, 'Although you were small in your own eyes, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.'

  • 1 Sam 15:26
    75%

    26But Samuel replied to Saul, 'I will not go back with you, because you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel.'

  • 1 Sam 15:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19Why then did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush for the spoil and do what is evil in the eyes of the LORD?

    20But Saul said to Samuel, 'I did obey the LORD. I went on the mission the LORD assigned me. I brought back Agag, the king of Amalek, and I utterly destroyed the Amalekites.'

  • 1 Sam 15:24
    74%

    24Then Saul said to Samuel, 'I have sinned. I disregarded the command of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.'

  • 1 Sam 3:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9So Eli said to Samuel, "Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, 'Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

    10The Lord came, stood there, and called as he had before: "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening."

  • 1 Sam 9:23-25
    3 verses
    74%

    23Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion of meat I gave you, the one I told you to set aside."

    24So the cook took up the thigh with what was on it and placed it before Saul. Samuel said, "Here is what was kept for you. Eat it, because it was reserved for you for this appointed occasion when I said, 'I have invited the people.'" And Saul ate with Samuel that day.

    25After they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

  • 1 Sam 13:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10Just as he finished offering the burnt sacrifice, Samuel came. Saul went out to meet him and to greet him.

    11Samuel said, "What have you done?" Saul answered, "When I saw that the people were scattering from me, and you did not come within the appointed days, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash,

  • 1 Sam 8:10
    73%

    10Samuel relayed all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.

  • 1 Sam 15:34-35
    2 verses
    73%

    34Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

    35Samuel never saw Saul again until the day of his death. Nevertheless, Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 15:31
    73%

    31So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 22:12
    73%

    12Saul said, 'Listen now, son of Ahitub!' And he replied, 'Here I am, my lord.'

  • 1 Sam 17:31
    73%

    31When David's words were heard, they were reported to Saul, and he sent for him.

  • 1 Sam 26:17
    73%

    17Saul recognized David’s voice and said, "Is that your voice, my son David?" David replied, "It is my voice, my lord the king."

  • 1 Sam 28:11
    72%

    11Then the woman asked, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" Saul answered, "Bring up Samuel for me."

  • 1 Sam 11:14
    72%

    14Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there."