1 Samuel 15:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 15:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 15:19 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 15:19 — KJV
“Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?”
— 1 Samuel 15:19 (KJV)
1 Samuel 15:19 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 15:19
“I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:19: wherefore, then, voice
“If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:19: then, obey, voice
“And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:19: then, lord, evil
“Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:19: wherefore, lord, evil
“Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:19: then, obey, voice
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