1 Samuel 15:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 15:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 15:18 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 15:18 — KJV
“And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. they...: Heb. they consume them”
— 1 Samuel 15:18 (KJV)
1 Samuel 15:18 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 15:18
“For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.”
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“And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.”
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“And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
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“And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed. they...: Heb. thou consume them”
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“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
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