1 Samuel 15:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 15:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 15:24 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 15:24 — KJV
“And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.”
— 1 Samuel 15:24 (KJV)
1 Samuel 15:24 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 15:24
“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 15:24: saul, samuel, lord
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:24: lord, because, people
“And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:24: transgressed, lord, because
“Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:24: transgressed, lord, because
“Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:24: sinned, lord, because
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