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1 Samuel 15:21

1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 15

“But 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.”1 Samuel 15:21

What Does 1 Samuel 15:21 Mean?

1 Samuel 15:21 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 15, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (10)

These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 15:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Ecclesiastes 5:1“Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.”Isaiah 61:8“For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.”1 Samuel 15:15“And 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.”Proverbs 21:27“The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?”Exodus 32:22“And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.”Isaiah 58:2“Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.”Genesis 3:13“And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.”1 Samuel 13:9“And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.”2 Chronicles 15:11“And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.”Matthew 26:9“For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.”

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