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1 Samuel · read by Brody Thibodeau
12 verses, in order. Only the verses Brody read aloud are shown.
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1 Samuel 15
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Then Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.Read from KJV · The Word came
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This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they ambushed them on their way up from Egypt.Read from KJV · The Word came
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Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.'"Read from KJV · The Word came
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So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.Read from KJV · The Word came
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Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.Read from KJV · The Word came
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He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.Read from KJV · The Word came
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Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to destroy them, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.Read from KJV · The Word came
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When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, "May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD's instructions."Read from KJV · The Word came
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But Samuel replied, "Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?"Read from KJV · The Word came
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Saul answered, "The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction."Read from KJV · The Word came
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But Samuel declared: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.Read from KJV · The Word came
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For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king."Read from KJV · The Word came