1 Samuel 15:11
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 15
“It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.”1 Samuel 15:11
What Does 1 Samuel 15:11 Mean?
1 Samuel 15:11 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 15, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Repentance.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 15:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 6:6“And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”1 Samuel 13:13“And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.”Job 34:27“Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:”Psalms 119:136“Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.”2 Corinthians 12:8“For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.”1 Samuel 15:35“And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.”Zephaniah 1:6“And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.”1 Samuel 8:6“But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.”1 Samuel 16:1“And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.”2 Samuel 24:16“And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.”Ezekiel 18:24“But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.”Hebrews 10:39“But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.”1 Samuel 15:3“Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.”1 Samuel 15:9“But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.”Psalms 18:21“For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.”Psalms 36:3“The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.”Jeremiah 9:18“And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.”Jeremiah 11:10“They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.”Jeremiah 18:10“If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.”Acts 13:22“And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.”
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