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1 Samuel 15:17 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 15 · verse 17 · King James Version
And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?1 Samuel 15:17 · King James Version
1 Samuel 15:17 in context
15And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
16Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
17And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
18And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
19Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
Key words (Strong's)
- anointedmâshachto rub with oilH4886 →
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- littleqâṭânabbreviatedH6996 →
- tribesshêbeṭa scionH7626 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- sightʻayinan eyeH5869 →
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