1 Samuel 15:32
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 15:32 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 15:32 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag sai..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 15:32 — KJV
“Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
— 1 Samuel 15:32 (KJV)
1 Samuel 15:32 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 15:32
“Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:32: then, king, came
“Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:32: then, hither, king
“So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:32: then, bring, hither
“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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:32: samuel, agag, king
“And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:32: samuel, king, came
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