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1 Samuel 15:19 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 15 · verse 19 · King James Version
Wherefore 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?1 Samuel 15:19 · King James Version
1 Samuel 15:19 in context
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?
20And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
21But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.
Key words (Strong's)
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
- spoilshâlâlbootyH7998 →
- didstʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- sightʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- obeyshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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