1 Samuel 15:1 BSB — MannaFest

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18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
שְׁמוּאֵל֙	she.mu.'El	Samuel	H8050 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
שָׁא֔וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
אֹתִ֨י	'o.Ti	<obj.> me	H853 →
שָׁלַ֤ח	sha.Lach	he sent	H7971 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣	lim.sho.cho.Kha	to anoint you	H4886 →
לְמֶ֔לֶךְ	le.Me.lekh	to king	H4428 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
עַמּ֖וֹ	a.Mo	people his	H5971 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וְעַתָּ֣ה	ve.'a.Tah	and therefore	H6258 →
שְׁמַ֔ע	she.Ma'	listen	H8085 →
לְק֖וֹל	le.Kol	to [the] voice of	H6963 →
דִּבְרֵ֥י	div.Rei	[the] words of	H1697 →
יְהוָֽה׃ ס	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 9:16
“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 10:1
  Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
- Psalms 106:44
  Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.
- Exodus 3:7–9
  The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
- Psalms 25:18
  Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.
- Exodus 2:23–25
  After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
Through
1 Samuel 13:13
“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 15:22
  But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of…
- 2 Chronicles 16:9
  For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in…
- 1 Samuel 15:28
  So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Samuel 9:15Now on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,1 Samuel 9:16“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”1 Samuel 12:14If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.Psalms 2:10–11Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.1 Chronicles 22:12–13Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.1 Samuel 13:13“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.Acts 13:21Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.1 Samuel 15:16–18“Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied.1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?2 Samuel 23:2–3The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.2 Kings 9:3Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”John 10:35If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—

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