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1 Samuel · read by Warren Wiersbe
21 verses, in order. Only the verses Warren read aloud are shown.
1 Samuel 15
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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 Danger of Substitutes
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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 Danger of Substitutes
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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 Danger of Substitutes
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"Stop!" exclaimed Samuel. "Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night." "Tell me," Saul replied.Read from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
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And Samuel said, "Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over IsraelRead from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
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and sent you on a mission, saying, 'Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.'Read from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
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So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?"Read from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
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"But I did obey the LORD," Saul replied. "I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.Read from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
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The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal."Read from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
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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 Danger of Substitutes
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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 Danger of Substitutes
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Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD's commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.Read from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
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Now therefore, please forgive my sin and return with me so I can worship the LORD."Read from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
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"I will not return with you," Samuel replied. "For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel."Read from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
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As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.Read from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
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So Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.Read from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
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Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind."Read from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
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"I have sinned," Saul replied. "Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God."Read from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
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So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.Read from KJV · The Danger of Substitutes
1 Samuel 17
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"Come here," he called to David, "and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!"Read from KJV · God Answers Man's Suffering: Life