1 Samuel 15:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 15:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 15:20 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 15:20 — KJV
“And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.”
— 1 Samuel 15:20 (KJV)
1 Samuel 15:20 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 15:20
“And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:20: saul, lord, brought
“Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:20: saul, samuel, voice
“And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:20: agag, king, amalek
“And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:20: yea, lord, sent
“And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem. when...: Heb. at the return of the year goodly...: Heb. vessels of desire Zedekiah...: or, Mattaniah, his father's brother”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:20: yea, lord, sent
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