1 Samuel 15:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 15:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 15:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 15:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of Yahweh’s words.”
1 Samuel 15:1 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 15:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Samuel said unto Saul, Jehovah sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of Jehovah. ”
1 Samuel 15:1 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 15:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Samuel saith unto Saul, `Me did Jehovah send to anoint thee for king over His people, over Israel; and now, hearken to the voice of the words of Jehovah:”
1 Samuel 15:1 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 15:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Samuel said to Saul, Jehovah sent me to anoint thee king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken to the voice of the words of Jehovah. ”
1 Samuel 15:1 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 15:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Afterward Samuel said vnto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee King ouer his people, ouer Israel: nowe therefore obey the voyce of the wordes of the Lord.”
1 Samuel 15:1 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 15:1 in Context — 1 Samuel 15
1 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.
2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
What Does 1 Samuel 15:1 Mean?
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