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1 Samuel · read by Devern Fromke
30 verses, in order. Only the verses Devern read aloud are shown.
1 Samuel 8
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When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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"Look," they said, "you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations."Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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But when they said, "Give us a king to judge us," their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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And the LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
1 Samuel 9
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Now on the day before Saul's arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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"At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me."Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, "Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people."Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
1 Samuel 10
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Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul's head, kissed him, and said, "Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
1 Samuel 12
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Then Samuel said to the people, "The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, 'No, we must have a king to rule over us'—even though the LORD your God was your king.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
1 Samuel 13
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Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.Read from NKJV · David - Raised Up by God
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Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram's horn throughout the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear!"Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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And all Israel heard the news: "Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!" Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his troops were quaking in fear.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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So he said, "Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings." And he offered up the burnt offering.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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"What have you done?" Samuel asked. And Saul replied, "When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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I thought, 'Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.' So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering."Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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"You have acted foolishly," Samuel declared. "You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
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But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD."Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God
1 Samuel 15
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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 · David - Raised Up by God
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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 · David - Raised Up by God
1 Samuel 16
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Now the LORD said to Samuel, "How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself."Read from KJV · David - Raised Up by God