Saul's Disobedience and Rejection as King

1 Samuel 15:1-35

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Genesis

The Creation of the World 1:1-2:3 The Creation of Man and Woman 2:4-25 The Fall of Man 3:1-24 Cain and Abel 4:1-26 From Adam to Noah 5:1-32 The Flood 6:1-8:22 God’s Covenant with Noah 9:1-17 Noah’s Drunkenness and Curse 9:18-29 Nations Descended from Noah 10:1-32 The Tower of Babel 11:1-9 From Shem to Abram 11:10-32 The Call of Abram 12:1-9 Abram in Egypt 12:10-20 Abram and Lot Separate 13:1-18 Abram Rescues Lot 14:1-24 God’s Covenant with Abram 15:1-21 Hagar and Ishmael 16:1-16 The Covenant of Circumcision 17:1-27 A Son Promised to Sarah 18:1-15 Abraham Intercedes for Sodom 18:16-33 The Destruction of Sodom 19:1-29 The Origin of Moab and Ammon 19:30-38 Abraham and Abimelech 20:1-18 The Birth of Isaac 21:1-7 Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away 21:8-21 A Treaty with Abimelech 21:22-34 The Sacrifice of Isaac 22:1-19 Nahor’s Children 22:20-24 The Death and Burial of Sarah 23:1-20 A Wife for Isaac 24:1-67 The Death of Abraham 25:1-11 Ishmael’s Descendants 25:12-18 Esau and Jacob 25:19-34 Isaac and Abimelech 26:1-35 Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing 27:1-40 Jacob Sent to Paddan-aram 27:41-28:9 Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 28:10-22 Jacob Meets Rachel 29:1-14 Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 29:15-30 The Children of Jacob 29:31-30:24 Jacob’s Prosperity 30:25-43 Jacob Flees from Laban 31:1-21 Jacob and Laban Make a Covenant 31:22-55 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau 32:1-21 Jacob Wrestles with God 32:22-32 Jacob Meets Esau 33:1-20 Dinah and the Shechemites 34:1-31 God Blesses Jacob at Bethel 35:1-15 Deaths of Rachel and Isaac 35:16-29 Esau’s Descendants 36:1-30 The Kings of Edom 36:31-43 Joseph’s Dreams 37:1-11 Joseph Sold by His Brothers 37:12-36 Judah and Tamar 38:1-30 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 39:1-23 Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison 40:1-23 Pharaoh’s Dreams 41:1-40 Joseph Rises to Power 41:41-57 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 42:1-38 Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin 43:1-34 The Silver Cup 44:1-34 Joseph Reveals Himself 45:1-28 Jacob Goes to Egypt 46:1-47:12 Joseph and the Famine 47:13-31 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 48:1-22 Jacob Blesses His Sons 49:1-28 The Death and Burial of Jacob 49:29-50:14 Joseph Reassures His Brothers 50:15-21 The Death of Joseph 50:22-26

Exodus

Israel Increases in Egypt 1:1-22 The Birth of Moses 2:1-10 Moses Flees to Midian 2:11-25 The Burning Bush 3:1-22 Signs for Moses 4:1-17 Moses Returns to Egypt 4:18-31 Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh 5:1-21 God Promises Deliverance 5:22-6:12 The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron 6:13-27 Moses and Aaron Sent to Pharaoh 6:28-7:7 Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Serpent 7:8-13 The First Plague: Water to Blood 7:14-24 The Second Plague: Frogs 7:25-8:15 The Third Plague: Gnats 8:16-19 The Fourth Plague: Flies 8:20-32 The Fifth Plague: Livestock Die 9:1-7 The Sixth Plague: Boils 9:8-12 The Seventh Plague: Hail 9:13-35 The Eighth Plague: Locusts 10:1-20 The Ninth Plague: Darkness 10:21-29 A Final Plague Threatened 11:1-10 The Passover 12:1-30 The Exodus 12:31-42 Passover Regulations 12:43-51 Consecration of the Firstborn 13:1-16 Crossing the Red Sea 13:17-14:31 The Song of Moses 15:1-21 Bitter Water Made Sweet 15:22-27 Manna from Heaven 16:1-36 Water from the Rock 17:1-7 Amalek Defeated 17:8-16 Jethro’s Advice 18:1-27 Israel at Mount Sinai 19:1-25 The Ten Commandments 20:1-21 Laws About Altars 20:22-21:1 Laws About Slaves 21:2-11 Laws About Personal Injuries 21:12-36 Laws About Restitution 22:1-15 Laws About Holiness 22:16-31 Laws About Justice 23:1-9 Sabbath Years and Weeks 23:10-13 The Three Feasts 23:14-19 The Angel and the Promises 23:20-33 The Covenant Confirmed 24:1-18 Contributions for the Sanctuary 25:1-9 The Ark of the Testimony 25:10-22 The Table for Bread 25:23-30 The Golden Lampstand 25:31-40 The Tabernacle 26:1-37 The Bronze Altar 27:1-8 The Court of the Tabernacle 27:9-19 Oil for the Lamp 27:20-21 The Priests’ Garments 28:1-5 The Ephod 28:6-14 The Breastpiece of Judgment 28:15-30 Other Priestly Garments 28:31-43 Consecration of the Priests 29:1-46 The Altar of Incense 30:1-10 The Census Tax 30:11-16 The Bronze Basin 30:17-21 The Anointing Oil 30:22-33 The Incense 30:34-38 Oholiab and Bezalel 31:1-11 The Sabbath Sign 31:12-18 The Golden Calf 32:1-33:6 The Tent of Meeting 33:7-11 Moses’ Intercession and God’s Glory 33:12-23 New Tablets and Covenant 34:1-28 The Shining Face of Moses 34:29-35 Sabbath Regulations 35:1-3 Freewill Offerings for the Tabernacle 35:4-29 Bezalel and Oholiab Set Apart 35:30-36:7 Making the Tabernacle 36:8-38 Making the Ark 37:1-9 Making the Table 37:10-16 Making the Lampstand 37:17-24 Making the Altar of Incense 37:25-29 Making the Bronze Altar 38:1-7 Making the Bronze Basin 38:8 Making the Court 38:9-20 Materials of the Tabernacle 38:21-31 Making the Priests’ Garments 39:1 The Ephod Made 39:2-7 The Breastpiece Made 39:8-21 Other Garments Made 39:22-31 The Work Completed 39:32-43 The Tabernacle Erected 40:1-33 The Glory Fills the Tabernacle 40:34-38

Numbers

The Census of Israel 1:1-54 Arrangement of the Camp 2:1-34 The Levites’ Duties 3:1-51 Kohathites’ Service 4:1-20 Gershonites’ Service 4:21-28 Merarites’ Service 4:29-33 Census of the Levites 4:34-49 Unclean Removed from Camp 5:1-4 Restitution for Wrongs 5:5-10 The Test for Adultery 5:11-31 The Nazirite Vow 6:1-21 The Priestly Blessing 6:22-27 Offerings of the Leaders 7:1-89 The Lamps 8:1-4 The Levites Consecrated 8:5-26 The Passover Celebrated 9:1-14 The Cloud Over the Tabernacle 9:15-23 The Silver Trumpets 10:1-10 Departure from Sinai 10:11-36 Complaint and Quail; Seventy Elders 11:1-35 Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses 12:1-16 Spies Sent into Canaan 13:1-25 Report of the Spies 13:26-33 The People Rebel 14:1-45 Offerings and Firstfruits 15:1-21 Unintentional Sin and Presumptuous Sin 15:22-31 The Sabbath-Breaker 15:32-36 Tassels on Garments 15:37-41 Korah’s Rebellion 16:1-50 Aaron’s Staff Buds 17:1-13 Priests’ and Levites’ Duties 18:1-7 Portions for Priests and Levites 18:8-32 The Red Heifer 19:1-22 Water from the Rock at Meribah 20:1-13 Edom Refuses Passage 20:14-21 Aaron’s Death 20:22-29 Arad Defeated 21:1-3 The Bronze Serpent 21:4-9 Journeys in the Wilderness 21:10-20 Victories over Sihon and Og 21:21-35 Balaam Summoned 22:1-20 Balaam’s Donkey and the Angel 22:21-41 Balaam’s First Oracle 23:1-12 Balaam’s Second Oracle 23:13-26 Balaam’s Third Oracle 23:27-24:14 The Star out of Jacob 24:15-19 Balaam’s Final Sayings 24:20-25 Baal of Peor and Phinehas 25:1-18 The Second Census 26:1-65 Daughters of Zelophehad 27:1-11 Joshua Appointed 27:12-23 Daily Offerings 28:1-8 Sabbath Offerings 28:9-10 Monthly Offerings 28:11-15 Passover Offerings 28:16-25 Weeks (Firstfruits) Offerings 28:26-31 Trumpets Offerings 29:1-6 Day of Atonement Offerings 29:7-11 Booths Offerings 29:12-40 Vows 30:1-16 War with Midian—Spoils 31:1-24 Division of the Spoils 31:25-54 Reuben, Gad, and Half-Manasseh 32:1-42 Stages of Israel’s Journey 33:1-56 Boundaries of the Land 34:1-29 Levitical Cities 35:1-5 Cities of Refuge 35:6-34 Marriage of Zelophehad’s Daughters 36:1-13

Deuteronomy

Preamble and Setting 1:1-8 Leaders Appointed 1:9-18 Spies Sent 1:19-25 Rebellion and Judgment 1:26-46 Journey Through Edom, Moab, Ammon 2:1-23 Victory over Sihon 2:24-37 Victory over Og 3:1-11 Allotment East of Jordan 3:12-20 Moses Forbidden to Enter 3:21-29 Call to Obey 4:1-14 No Idols 4:15-31 The LORD Alone Is God 4:32-40 Cities of Refuge East 4:41-43 Introduction to the Law 4:44-49 The Ten Commandments Rehearsed 5:1-33 The Shema and Instruction 6:1-25 Warning Against the Nations 7:1-26 Do Not Forget the LORD 8:1-20 Not for Your Righteousness 9:1-6 Israel’s Rebellions Recounted 9:7-29 New Tablets; Ark 10:1-11 Fear the LORD 10:12-22 Love, Obey, Choose 11:1-32 The Place of Worship 12:1-32 False Prophets and Idolatry 13:1-18 Clean and Unclean Foods 14:1-21 Tithes 14:22-29 Sabbatical Year 15:1-11 Hebrew Slaves 15:12-18 Firstborn Animals 15:19-23 Passover 16:1-8 Weeks 16:9-12 Booths 16:13-17 Justice 16:18-20 Forbidden Worship 16:21-17:7 Difficult Cases 17:8-13 Laws for the King 17:14-20 Provision for Levites 18:1-8 Abominable Practices 18:9-13 A Prophet Like Moses 18:14-22 Cities of Refuge 19:1-14 Witnesses and Penalties 19:15-21 Rules for War 20:1-20 Unsolved Murder 21:1-9 Wives from War 21:10-14 Rights of the Firstborn 21:15-17 Rebellious Son 21:18-21 Various Laws 21:22-22:12 Laws of Chastity 22:13-30 Assembly Exclusions 23:1-8 Camp Purity 23:9-14 Various Laws Continued 23:15-25:19 Firstfruits and Tithes Confession 26:1-15 You Are the LORD’s People 26:16-19 Law on Stones and Altar 27:1-8 Curses Pronounced 27:9-26 Blessings for Obedience 28:1-14 Curses for Disobedience 28:15-68 Renewal in Moab 29:1-29 Choose Life 30:1-20 Joshua Commissioned 31:1-8 Public Reading of the Law 31:9-13 Moses’ Warning of Apostasy 31:14-29 The Song of Moses 31:30-32:47 Moses to Die on Nebo 32:48-52 Moses Blesses Israel 33:1-29 The Death of Moses 34:1-12

Joshua

Joshua Commissioned and Encouraged 1:1-18 Rahab Protects the Spies 2:1-24 Crossing the Jordan and Memorial Stones 3:1-4:24 Renewal at Gilgal: Circumcision and Passover 5:1-12 The Commander Appears and the Fall of Jericho 5:13-6:27 Defeat at Ai and Achan's Sin Revealed 7:1-26 The Capture and Destruction of Ai 8:1-29 Altar on Mount Ebal and the Law Proclaimed 8:30-35 The Gibeonite Deception and Treaty 9:1-27 Victory at Gibeon and the Long Day 10:1-15 Capture and Execution of the Five Kings 10:16-28 The Southern Campaign and Conquest of Cities 10:29-43 Defeat of the Northern Coalition and Hazor Destroyed 11:1-23 Lists of Kings Defeated East and West of the Jordan 12:1-24 Land Remaining to Be Possessed 13:1-7 Allotments East of the Jordan 13:8-33 Procedure for Distributing the Land and Levitical Cities 14:1-5 Caleb's Claim and Inheritance of Hebron 14:6-15 Boundaries and Towns of Judah 15:1-63 Ephraim and West Manasseh: Boundaries and Claims 16:1-17:18 Shiloh Established and the Land Surveyed 18:1-10 Territory and Towns of Benjamin 18:11-28 Territory of Simeon 19:1-9 Territory of Zebulun 19:10-16 Territory of Issachar 19:17-23 Territory of Asher 19:24-31 Territory of Naphtali 19:32-39 Territory of Dan 19:40-48 Completion of the Allotments and Joshua's Inheritance 19:49-51 Cities of Refuge Established 20:1-9 Levitical Cities and Their Holdings 21:1-45 The Eastern Tribes' Altar and the Reconciliation 22:1-34 Joshua's Farewell Exhortation and Warning 23:1-16 Renewal of the Covenant at Shechem 24:1-27 Death and Burial of Joshua and Eleazar 24:28-33

1 Samuel

Hannah's Prayer for a Son 1:1-20 Hannah Presents Samuel to the Lord 1:21-28 Hannah's Song of Praise 2:1-11 Eli's Corrupt Sons and Samuel's Childhood 2:12-26 Prophecy of Judgment on Eli's House 2:27-36 Samuel's Call and the Lord's Word to Eli 3:1-4:1 Israel Defeated and the Ark Captured 4:2-11 Eli's Death and the Birth of Ichabod 4:12-22 The Ark Brings Judgment in Philistine Cities 5:1-12 The Ark Returned to Israel 6:1-7:1 Samuel Judges Israel and Delivers Them at Mizpah 7:2-17 Israel Demands a King 8:1-22 Saul Chosen and Given Signs 9:1-10:8 Saul Proclaimed King by Lot 10:9-27 Saul's Victory at Jabesh-Gilead 11:1-11 Saul Confirmed as King at Gilgal 11:12-15 Samuel's Farewell and Exhortation to Israel 12:1-25 Saul's Unauthorized Sacrifice and Rebuke 13:1-15 Philistine Pressure and Israel's Lack of Arms 13:16-22 Jonathan's Bold Assault and Victory 13:23-14:14 Saul's Rash Oath and Its Consequences 14:15-23 Saul's Pursuit and Jonathan's Exploits 14:24-48 Saul's Family and Mighty Men 14:49-52 Saul's Disobedience and Rejection as King 15:1-35 David Anointed by Samuel 16:1-13 David Serves Saul and Eases His Torment 16:14-23 David and Goliath 17:1-58 David's Rise and Saul's Jealousy 18:1-30 Saul's Attempts on David's Life and Jonathan's Intervention 19:1-24 David and Jonathan's Covenant 20:1-42 David at Nob: Bread and Goliath's Sword 21:1-9 David Feigns Madness at Gath 21:10-15 David Gathers Followers and Seeks Priestly Aid 22:1-5 Massacre at Nob and Abiathar Joins David 22:6-23 David Delivers Keilah and Inquires of God 23:1-6 Saul's Pursuit, Ziphite Betrayal, and David's Escape 23:7-29 David Spares Saul in a Cave 24:1-22 Nabal's Folly and Abigail's Intervention 25:1-44 David Again Spares Saul in His Camp 26:1-25 David Seeks Refuge with Achish 27:1-12 Saul and the Witch of Endor 28:1-25 The Philistines Reject David 29:1-11 David Recovers His Family and Defeats the Amalekites 30:1-31 The Death of Saul and His Sons 31:1-13

2 Samuel

An Amalekite Reports Saul and Jonathan's Death 1:1-16 David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan 1:17-27 David Anointed King of Judah at Hebron 2:1-7 Ish‑Bosheth Made King; Civil War with David Begins 2:8-3:5 Abner Seeks Alliance with David 3:6-21 Joab Murders Abner; David's Protest and Mourning 3:22-39 Ish‑Bosheth Assassinated 4:1-12 David Anointed King over All Israel 5:1-5 David Captures Jerusalem and Establishes His House 5:6-16 David's Victories over the Philistines 5:17-25 Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem; Uzzah's Death and David's Joy 6:1-23 God's Covenant with David 7:1-17 David's Prayer of Thanksgiving for God's Promise 7:18-29 David's Military Victories 8:1-14 David's Officials and Mighty Men 8:15-18 David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth 9:1-13 War with the Ammonites and Syrians 10:1-19 David and Bathsheba; the Death of Uriah 11:1-27 Nathan Rebukes David; Judgment and Aftermath 12:1-31 Amnon's Crime against Tamar 13:1-22 Absalom Kills Amnon and Flees 13:23-39 Joab Secures Absalom's Return and Reconciliation 14:1-33 Absalom's Conspiracy and Rise to Power 15:1-12 David Flees Jerusalem; Loyal Followers Accompany Him 15:13-37 Ziba Brings Provisions to David 16:1-4 Shimei Curses David as He Flees 16:5-14 Counsel in Absalom's Court; Ahithophel's Plan and Hushai's Counterplot 16:15-17:29 Battle in the Forest of Ephraim and Absalom's Death 18:1-18 Reports of Victory and David's Grief for Absalom 18:19-19:8 David's Return to Jerusalem; Reconciliation and Disputes 19:9-43 Sheba's Revolt and Its Suppression 20:1-26 Famine and the Gibeonites' Demand; Saul's Descendants Executed 21:1-14 David's Battles with the Philistines and the Valor of His Men 21:15-22 David's Song of Deliverance 22:1-51 David's Final Oracle 23:1-7 The Deeds of David's Mighty Warriors 23:8-39 David's Census and the Resulting Plague 24:1-17 David Purchases the Threshing Floor; Sacrifice and End of Plague 24:18-25

1 Kings

Adonijah Attempts to Seize the Throne 1:1-27 Solomon Anointed King 1:28-53 David's Charge to Solomon and Death 2:1-12 Solomon Consolidates His Power 2:13-46 Solomon's Request for Wisdom 3:1-15 Solomon's Wise Judgment 3:16-28 Solomon's Officials and Administrative Order 4:1-19 The Wealth and Prosperity of Israel 4:20-28 Solomon's Wisdom and Fame 4:29-34 Alliances and Preparations for the Temple 5:1-18 Solomon Builds the Temple 6:1-38 Solomon's Palace and Structural Works 7:1-12 Temple Furnishings and the Work of Hiram 7:13-51 The Ark Brought into the Temple 8:1-21 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication 8:22-61 The Dedication Celebrated with Sacrifice 8:62-66 God's Promise and Warning to Solomon 9:1-9 Solomon's Building Projects and Trade 9:10-28 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 10:1-13 The Wealth and Splendor of Solomon's Reign 10:14-29 Solomon's Foreign Wives and Apostasy 11:1-13 Adversaries Raised Against Solomon 11:14-25 Jeroboam's Call and the Promise of Division 11:26-40 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 11:41-43 Rehoboam's Folly and the Kingdom Divides 12:1-24 Jeroboam Establishes Golden Calves 12:25-33 Prophetic Rebuke at Bethel and Deception 13:1-34 Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam 14:1-20 Rehoboam's Unfaithfulness and Shishak's Invasion 14:21-31 Abijam's Short Reign in Judah 15:1-8 Asa's Reforms and Early Reign 15:9-24 Nadab's Reign and Baasha's Conspiracy 15:25-32 Baasha's Reign and Jehu's Prophecy 15:33-16:7 Elah Assassinated and Zimri's Usurpation 16:8-14 Zimri's Suicide and Omri's Rise to Power 16:15-20 Omri Establishes Samaria as Capital 16:21-28 Ahab and Jezebel Introduce Baal Worship 16:29-34 Elijah Announces the Drought and Is Fed by Ravens 17:1-6 Elijah in Zarephath: Provision and Resurrection 17:7-24 Elijah Confronts Ahab and Prepares for Confrontation 18:1-15 Elijah on Mount Carmel and the Fall of Baal's Prophets 18:16-46 Elijah Flees to Horeb and Is Renewed 19:1-9 God's Response to Elijah and New Commissions 19:10-18 The Call of Elisha 19:19-21 Ben‑hadad Besieges Samaria; Israel's Defiant Response 20:1-12 Israel's Victories Over Aram and Ahab's Mercy 20:13-34 A Prophet Enacts Judgment on the King 20:35-43 Naboth's Vineyard: Ahab and Jezebel's Crime and Punishment 21:1-29 Ahab and Jehoshaphat Seek Counsel; Micaiah's True Prophecy 22:1-28 Ahab Dies at Ramoth‑Gilead 22:29-40 Jehoshaphat's Reign in Judah 22:41-50 Ahaziah Succeeds Ahab and Does Evil 22:51-53

2 Kings

Ahaziah Seeks Counsel and Elijah’s Judgment 1:1-18 Elijah Taken Up; Elisha Succeeds 2:1-18 Elisha Purifies Jericho’s Water 2:19-22 Mockers of Elisha Mauled by Bears 2:23-25 Alliance Against Moab and Elisha’s Miracle 3:1-27 The Widow’s Oil Multiplied 4:1-7 Elisha Restores the Shunammite’s Son 4:8-37 Poisoned Stew Made Safe 4:38-41 Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men 4:42-44 Naaman Healed of Leprosy and Gehazi’s Greed 5:1-27 The Floating Axe Head 6:1-7 Elisha Foils the Aramean Raid 6:8-23 Famine Besieges Samaria 6:24-7:2 Arameans Flee; Samaria’s Deliverance 7:3-20 The Shunammite Restored to Her Land 8:1-6 Elisha Foretells Hazael’s Rise 8:7-15 Jehoram’s Reign in Israel 8:16-24 Ahaziah of Judah Ascends the Throne 8:25-29 Anointing of Jehu as King 9:1-13 Jehu Slays Joram and the House of Ahab 9:14-29 The Death of Jezebel 9:30-37 Jehu Executes Ahab’s Kin at Jezreel 10:1-17 Jehu Destroys Baal Worship 10:18-36 Joash Crowned; Athaliah Overthrown 11:1-21 Joash Repairs the Temple 12:1-21 Jehoahaz of Israel and Aramean Oppression 13:1-9 Jehoash of Israel and Elisha’s Final Acts 13:10-25 Amaziah of Judah: Victory and Pride 14:1-22 Jeroboam II Restores Israel’s Borders 14:23-29 Azariah (Uzziah) King of Judah 15:1-7 Zechariah’s Short Reign and Assassination 15:8-12 Shallum’s Brief Usurpation and Murder 15:13-16 Menahem’s Reign and Tribute to Assyria 15:17-22 Pekahiah Murdered; Pekah’s Conspiracy 15:23-26 Pekah Rules and Wars with Judah 15:27-31 Jotham King of Judah 15:32-38 Ahaz’s Reign and Submission to Assyria 16:1-20 Fall of Samaria and Israel’s Exile 17:1-6 Reasons for Israel’s Exile 17:7-23 Resettling Samaria and Syncretistic Worship 17:24-41 Hezekiah’s Reforms and Fortifications 18:1-16 Rabshakeh’s Taunts before Jerusalem 18:17-37 Hezekiah’s Plea and Isaiah’s Prophecy 19:1-13 Hezekiah’s Prayer of Surrender 19:14-19 The LORD Delivers Jerusalem from Sennacherib 19:20-37 Hezekiah’s Illness, Recovery, and the Sign 20:1-11 Hezekiah’s Pride and a Warning about Babylon 20:12-21 Manasseh’s Long, Wicked Reign 21:1-18 Amon’s Short Reign and Assassination 21:19-26 Josiah Finds the Book of the Law and Reforms 22:1-20 Josiah’s Covenant Renewal and Passover 23:1-30 Jehoahaz Deposed; Jehoiakim Installed by Egypt 23:31-35 Jehoiakim’s Reign and Babylonian Pressure 23:36-24:7 Jehoiachin’s Brief Reign and First Exile 24:8-17 Zedekiah Appointed as Babylon’s Vassal 24:18-19 Siege and Fall of Jerusalem; Destruction and Exile 24:20-25:26 Jehoiachin Released from Babylonian Prison 25:27-30

1 Chronicles

Genealogies from Adam to Abraham 1:1-27 The Descendants of Abraham 1:28-34 The Edomite Genealogies (Esau and Seir) 1:35-54 The Sons of Israel 2:1-2 The Genealogy and Families of Judah 2:3-55 David’s Descendants and the Royal Line 3:1-24 Judahite Families and Notable Descendants 4:1-23 The Families and Settlements of Simeon 4:24-43 Transjordanian Tribes and Their Chiefs 5:1-10 Wars and Settlements East of the Jordan 5:11-22 Loss of Territory and Exile East of the Jordan 5:23-26 The Levites: Genealogy and Temple Service 6:1-81 The Tribe of Issachar 7:1-5 A Register of Benjamin’s Households 7:6-12 A Brief Genealogical Note 7:13 The Tribe of Naphtali 7:14-19 The Tribe of Manasseh 7:20-29 The Tribe of Ephraim 7:30-40 The Genealogy of Benjamin (including Saul’s Line) 8:1-9:1 Resettlement of Jerusalem: Residents and Officials 9:2-34 Gatekeepers and Temple Servants in Jerusalem 9:35-44 The Death of Saul and the End of His House 10:1-14 David Anointed King over Israel 11:1-3 David Captures Jerusalem (Zion) 11:4-9 David’s Mighty Men and Warriors 11:10-47 Those Who Came to David at Hebron (Judah’s Support) 12:1-22 Israel’s Warriors Join David at Hebron 12:23-40 Bringing the Ark: Preparations and Uzzah’s Death 13:1-14 David’s Household and Philistine Submission 14:1-7 David’s Victories over the Philistines 14:8-17 Preparations for Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem 15:1-16:6 David Institutes Worship and a Song of Praise 16:7-43 God’s Covenant with David (Nathan’s Oracle) 17:1-15 David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Covenant 17:16-27 David’s Military Victories and Tribute 18:1-13 David’s Officials and the Spoils of War 18:14-17 War with the Ammonites and Their Allies 19:1-19 The Campaign against Rabbah (Ammon) 20:1-3 Defeat of the Philistines and Their Champions 20:4-8 David’s Census, Plague, and Purchase of the Temple Site 21:1-22:1 David’s Preparations and Instructions for Solomon 22:2-19 David Organizes the Levites 23:1-6 Levitical Families and Their Heads 23:7-11 Age Regulations and Duties of the Levites 23:12-20 Assignments of Levites: Singers, Gatekeepers, Treasurers 23:21-32 Divisions of the Priests into Twenty‑Four Courses 24:1-19 Priestly Families and Their Cities 24:20-31 The Levitical Musicians and Their Organization 25:1-31 Gatekeepers and Their Lineages 26:1-19 Officials Responsible for Treasuries and Records 26:20-32 Military Divisions and Their Commanders 27:1-15 David’s Civil Officials and Overseers 27:16-24 Heads of the King’s Household and Provisions 27:25-34 David’s Charge to Solomon and the Temple Plan 28:1-21 The Nation’s Offerings for the Temple 29:1-9 David’s Prayer of Praise and Blessing for Solomon 29:10-20 David’s Final Acts and Organization of the Kingdom 29:21-25 The Death of David and Solomon’s Accession 29:26-30

2 Chronicles

Solomon's Sacrifice at Gibeon and Prayer for Wisdom 1:1-17 Solomon Secures Materials and Craftsmen for the Temple 2:1-18 The Temple: Foundation and Structure 3:1-17 Temple Furnishings and Completion of the Work 4:1-5:1 The Ark Installed and Solomon's Dedication Prayer 5:2-6:11 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication and God's Assurance 6:12-42 The Lord Fills the Temple and the Dedication Festival 7:1-10 God Appears to Solomon and Gives a Conditional Promise 7:11-22 Solomon's Other Buildings and Relations with Hiram 8:1-18 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 9:1-12 Solomon's Wealth, Trade, and Administration 9:13-28 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 9:29-31 Rehoboam's Folly and the Division of the Kingdom 10:1-11:4 Rehoboam Fortifies Judah and Consolidates Support 11:5-17 Rehoboam's Descendants and Death 11:18-23 Shishak's Invasion and Judah's Loss 12:1-16 Abijah's Victory over Israel and His Death 13:1-14:1 Asa's Reforms and Victory over Ethiopia 14:2-15 Asa Strengthened by Prophecy and Covenant Renewal 15:1-19 Asa's Alliance with Aram and Reproof by Hanani 16:1-14 Jehoshaphat Strengthens Judah and Reforms Justice 17:1-19 Jehoshaphat's Alliance with Ahab and the Battle at Ramoth-gilead 18:1-27 Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat for the Alliance with Ahab 18:28-19:3 Judicial Reforms: Judges Appointed to Administer Justice 19:4-11 Jehoshaphat's Deliverance through Prayer and Praise 20:1-30 End of Jehoshaphat's Reign and Jehoram's Accession 20:31-21:3 Jehoram's Wicked Reign, Revolts, and Judgment 21:4-20 Ahaziah Succeeds His Father and Is Wounded 22:1-9 Athaliah's Usurpation Overthrown and Joash Crowned 22:10-23:21 Joash's Temple Restoration under Jehoiada 24:1-16 Joash's Apostasy, Punishment, and Assassination 24:17-27 Amaziah's Reign: Victory, Pride, and Defeat by Israel 25:1-28 Uzziah's Prosperity and Pride; Leprosy for Presumption 26:1-23 Jotham's Reign: Fortifications and Prosperity 27:1-9 Ahaz's Idolatry, Defeats, and Assyrian Subjugation 28:1-27 Hezekiah's Temple Restoration and Religious Reforms 29:1-36 Hezekiah's Passover and National Repentance 30:1-31:1 Hezekiah's Religious Administration and Temple Support 31:2-21 Hezekiah's Defense Against Sennacherib and Divine Deliverance 32:1-23 Hezekiah's Illness, Pride, and the Babylonian Envoys 32:24-33 Manasseh's Idolatry, Captivity, Repentance, and Restoration 33:1-20 Amon's Wicked Reign and Assassination 33:21-25 Josiah's Early Reforms and Temple Repair 34:1-13 The Book of the Law Found, Huldah's Prophecy, and Josiah's Covenant 34:14-33 Josiah's Observance of the Passover 35:1-19 Josiah Killed at Megiddo and National Mourning 35:20-36:1 Jehoahaz Reigns Briefly and Is Deposed by Pharaoh 36:2-4 Jehoiakim's Reign and Disobedience 36:5-8 Jehoiachin's Short Reign and Exile to Babylon 36:9-10 Zedekiah's Reign and Rejection of Prophetic Warnings 36:11-14 Judgment, Exile, and the Decree of Cyrus 36:15-23

Psalm

Psalms 1–2 1:1-2:12 Psalms 3–8 3:1-8 Psalms 4–8 4:1-8 Psalms 5–12 5:1-12 Psalms 6–10 6:1-10 Psalms 7–17 7:1-17 Psalms 8–9 8:1-9 Psalms 9–10 9:1-10:18 Psalms 11–7 11:1-7 Psalms 12–8 12:1-8 Psalms 13–6 13:1-6 Psalms 14–7 14:1-7 Psalms 15–5 15:1-5 Psalms 16–11 16:1-11 Psalms 17–15 17:1-15 Psalms 18–50 18:1-50 Psalms 19–14 19:1-14 Psalms 20–9 20:1-9 Psalms 21–13 21:1-13 Psalms 22–31 22:1-31 Psalms 23–6 23:1-6 Psalms 24–10 24:1-10 Psalms 25–22 25:1-22 Psalms 26–12 26:1-12 Psalms 27–14 27:1-14 Psalms 28–9 28:1-9 Psalms 29–11 29:1-11 Psalms 30–12 30:1-12 Psalms 31–24 31:1-24 Psalms 32–33 32:1-33:22 Psalms 34–22 34:1-22 Psalms 35–28 35:1-28 Psalms 36–12 36:1-12 Psalms 37–40 37:1-40 Psalms 38–22 38:1-22 Psalms 39–13 39:1-13 Psalms 40–17 40:1-17 Psalms 41–13 41:1-13 Psalms 42–43 42:1-43:5 Psalms 44–26 44:1-26 Psalms 45–17 45:1-17 Psalms 46–11 46:1-11 Psalms 47–9 47:1-9 Psalms 48–14 48:1-14 Psalms 49–20 49:1-20 Psalms 50–23 50:1-23 Psalms 51–19 51:1-19 Psalms 52–9 52:1-9 Psalms 53–6 53:1-6 Psalms 54–7 54:1-7 Psalms 55–23 55:1-23 Psalms 56–13 56:1-13 Psalms 57–11 57:1-11 Psalms 58–11 58:1-11 Psalms 59–17 59:1-17 Psalms 60–12 60:1-12 Psalms 61–8 61:1-8 Psalms 62–12 62:1-12 Psalms 63–11 63:1-11 Psalms 64–10 64:1-10 Psalms 65–13 65:1-13 Psalms 66–20 66:1-20 Psalms 67–7 67:1-7 Psalms 68–35 68:1-35 Psalms 69–36 69:1-36 Psalms 70–71 70:1-71:24 Psalms 72–20 72:1-20 Psalms 73–28 73:1-28 Psalms 74–23 74:1-23 Psalms 75–10 75:1-10 Psalms 76–12 76:1-12 Psalms 77–20 77:1-20 Psalms 78–72 78:1-72 Psalms 79–13 79:1-13 Psalms 80–19 80:1-19 Psalms 81–16 81:1-16 Psalms 82–8 82:1-8 Psalms 83–18 83:1-18 Psalms 84–12 84:1-12 Psalms 85–13 85:1-13 Psalms 86–17 86:1-17 Psalms 87–7 87:1-7 Psalms 88–18 88:1-18 Psalms 89–52 89:1-52 Psalms 90–91 90:1-91:16 Psalms 92–97 92:1-97:12 Psalms 98–99 98:1-99:9 Psalms 100–5 100:1-5 Psalms 101–8 101:1-8 Psalms 102–28 102:1-28 Psalms 103–106 103:1-106:48 Psalms 107–43 107:1-43 Psalms 108–13 108:1-13 Psalms 109–31 109:1-31 Psalms 110–118 110:1-118:29 Psalms 119–8 119:1-8 Psalms 119–16 119:9-16 Psalms 119–24 119:17-24 Psalms 119–32 119:25-32 Psalms 119–40 119:33-40 Psalms 119–48 119:41-48 Psalms 119–56 119:49-56 Psalms 119–64 119:57-64 Psalms 119–72 119:65-72 Psalms 119–80 119:73-80 Psalms 119–88 119:81-88 Psalms 119–176 119:89-176 Psalms 119–104 119:96-104 Psalms 119–112 119:105-112 Psalms 119–120 119:113-120 Psalms 119–128 119:121-128 Psalms 119–136 119:129-136 Psalms 119–144 119:137-144 Psalms 119–152 119:145-152 Psalms 119–160 119:153-160 Psalms 119–168 119:161-168 Psalms 119–176 119:169-176 Psalms 120–7 120:1-7 Psalms 121–8 121:1-8 Psalms 122–9 122:1-9 Psalms 123–4 123:1-4 Psalms 124–8 124:1-8 Psalms 125–5 125:1-5 Psalms 126–6 126:1-6 Psalms 127–5 127:1-5 Psalms 128–6 128:1-6 Psalms 129–8 129:1-8 Psalms 130–8 130:1-8 Psalms 131–3 131:1-3 Psalms 132–18 132:1-18 Psalms 133–3 133:1-3 Psalms 134–137 134:1-137:9 Psalms 138–8 138:1-8 Psalms 139–24 139:1-24 Psalms 140–13 140:1-13 Psalms 141–10 141:1-10 Psalms 142–7 142:1-7 Psalms 143–12 143:1-12 Psalms 144–15 144:1-15 Psalms 145–150 145:1-150:6

Proverbs

Introduction: The Purpose of Proverbs and the Fear of the Lord 1:1-7 Warning Against Enticement by Sinners 1:8-19 Wisdom's Public Call and the Folly of Rejection 1:20-33 The Value of Wisdom and Its Protection 2:1-22 Trusting God and Walking in Wisdom 3:1-35 A Father's Exhortation to Hold Fast to Wisdom 4:1-27 Warning Against Adultery and a Call to Fidelity 5:1-23 Warnings: Surety, Laziness, and Wickedness 6:1-19 Obey Parental Commands and the Dangers of Adultery 6:20-35 The Example of a Young Man Seduced 7:1-27 Wisdom's Proclamation and Blessings 8:1-36 Contrasting Invitations of Wisdom and Folly 9:1-18 Solomon's Proverbs: Contrasts of Righteousness and Folly 10:1-32 Proverbs on Justice, Integrity, and Righteous Living 11:1-31 Wise Conduct, Diligence, and Righteous Speech 12:1-28 Discipline, Wealth, and the Wise Child 13:1-25 Sayings on Wisdom, Folly, and the Fear of the Lord 14:1-35 The Power of Speech and the Benefits of Wisdom 15:1-33 God's Sovereignty Over Human Plans 16:1-33 Relations and Righteousness: Peace, Speech, and Integrity 17:1-28 The Power of Words and the Nature of Companionship 18:1-24 Advice on Wealth, Conduct, and Discipline 19:1-29 Counsel, Justice, and Warnings Against Excess 20:1-30 Divine Sovereignty, Justice, and the King's Role 21:1-31 Reputation, Generosity, and Child Discipline 22:1-16 Sayings of the Wise: Practical Moral Instruction 22:17-24:34 Solomon's Proverbs on Restraint and Leadership 25:1-28 Folly and Foolish Behavior in Speech and Deeds 26:1-28 Friendship, Counsel, and Practical Wisdom for Life 27:1-27 Justice, Righteousness, and the Results of Rebellion 28:1-28 Discipline, Leadership, and Social Order 29:1-27 The Sayings of Agur: Humility and Observations 30:1-33 Advice to King Lemuel and the Virtuous Woman 31:1-31

Isaiah

Judah's Rebellion and Call to Repentance 1:1-31 The Mountain of the Lord and the Nations' Hope 2:1-6 Judgment on Arrogance and Idolatry 2:7-22 Judgment on Jerusalem's Leaders and Social Order 3:1-4:1 The Branch and the Renewal of Zion 4:2-6 The Song of the Vineyard: Israel's Failure 5:1-7 Woes to Israel and Coming Judgment 5:8-30 Isaiah's Vision and Commission 6:1-13 Ahaz, the Immanuel Sign, and Invasion 7:1-25 The Sign of Plunder and a Call to Courage 8:1-10 Trust the Lord, Not Alliances or Diviners 8:11-22 A Child Is Born: Promise of Peace 9:1-7 Israel's Arrogance and Coming Punishment 9:8-10:4 Assyria: Instrument of Judgment and Its Doom 10:5-19 The Remnant and the Fall of Assyria 10:20-34 The Righteous Branch and the Peaceable Kingdom 11:1-16 A Song of Praise for God's Salvation 12:1-6 Babylon's Doom and the Day of the Lord 13:1-14:23 God's Decree: Assyria Overthrown 14:24-27 Oracle Concerning Philistia and Promise to Zion 14:28-32 Lament for Moab 15:1-16:14 Judgment on Damascus and Northern Israel 17:1-14 A Message to Cush (Ethiopia) 18:1-7 Judgment on Egypt and Future Salvation 19:1-25 Isaiah's Sign against Egypt and Cush 20:1-6 Prophecy of Babylon's Fall (The Watchman's Report) 21:1-10 Oracle concerning Dumah: The Night Watchman's Lament 21:11-12 Oracle Against Arabia (Dedan and Kedar) 21:13-17 The Valley of Vision: Jerusalem's Fall and Leadership Change 22:1-25 Tyre's Fall and Future Restoration 23:1-18 The Lord's Universal Judgment and Final Reign 24:1-23 Praise for God's Triumph and Deliverance 25:1-12 Trust in God and Hope for Deliverance 26:1-21 The Slaying of Leviathan and Israel's Restoration 27:1-13 Woe to Ephraim and Judah: Drunkenness and Judgment 28:1-29 Woe to Ariel (Jerusalem) and Promise of Enlightenment 29:1-24 Rebuke for Seeking Egypt's Help; Call to Trust the Lord 30:1-33 Egypt Is No Help; The Lord Will Save Jerusalem 31:1-9 A Righteous King and Just Leadership 32:1-8 Call to Repentance and Promise of Renewal 32:9-20 A Plea for Deliverance and the Lord's Judgment 33:1-24 The Lord's Vengeance on the Nations (Edom) 34:1-17 The Glorious Restoration of the Redeemed 35:1-10 Sennacherib's Siege and Rabshakeh's Taunt 36:1-22 Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah; Rabshakeh's Threat 37:1-13 Hezekiah's Prayer and Isaiah's Assurance 37:14-20 God Delivers Jerusalem and Sennacherib's Defeat 37:21-38 Hezekiah's Illness, Prayer, and Recovery 38:1-22 Babylonian Envoys and the Announcement of Exile 39:1-8 Comfort for Zion and the Majesty of God 40:1-31 God Defends Israel Against the Nations and Idols 41:1-29 The Servant of the Lord: Covenant and Mission 42:1-9 A Call to Praise and God's Guidance for the Blind 42:10-17 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Resulting Judgment 42:18-25 Israel Redeemed: God's Sovereign Deliverer 43:1-13 The Lord Proclaims Redemption and Rebukes Israel 43:14-28 Israel Chosen and Blessed by the Spirit 44:1-5 The Folly of Idols and God's Uniqueness 44:6-23 God the Creator and the Call of Cyrus for Israel's Restoration 44:24-45:25 The God Who Carries and Redeems: Yahweh's Sovereignty over Idols 46:1-13 The Humbling of Babylon the Mistress 47:1-15 Israel's Stubbornness and God's Resolute Purpose 48:1-11 God's Sovereign 'I Am' and Call to Return 48:12-22 The Servant's Commission to Restore Israel and the Nations 49:1-8 Restoration and Promise to Gather Israel 49:9-26 The Servant's Suffering and Israel's Rejection 50:1-11 Comfort for Zion: Remember Abraham; God's Salvation 51:1-16 Awakening of Zion and Proclamation of Salvation 51:17-52:12 The Suffering Servant and Atonement 52:13-53:12 The Exalted Zion: Promise of Restoration and Protection 54:1-17 Invitation to Life and the Power of God's Word 55:1-13 Justice, Inclusion, and Sabbath Observance 56:1-8 Condemnation of Idolatry and Complacency 56:9-57:13 Restoration for the Humble and Promise of Peace 57:14-21 True Fasting: Justice, Mercy, and Sabbath Blessing 58:1-14 Sin's Consequences and God's Redeeming Intervention 59:1-21 The Glory and Gathering of Zion 60:1-22 The Year of the Lord's Favor and Joyful Restoration 61:1-11 Zion's Vindication and New Name 62:1-12 The Lord's Vengeance: Treading the Winepress 63:1-6 Remembering God's Mercy and Plea for Restoration 63:7-64:12 God's Grace to the Faithful and Judgment on the Rebellious 65:1-16 A New Creation: Joy and Peace 65:17-25 The Lord's Final Judgment and the New Creation 66:1-24

Jeremiah

The Call and Commission of Jeremiah 1:1-19 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Call to Repentance 2:1-3:5 Judah's Spiritual Adultery and Call to Return 3:6-4:4 The Coming Calamity on the Land 4:5-31 An Accusation against Jerusalem's Corruption 5:1-31 The Siege and Devastation of Jerusalem 6:1-30 The Temple Sermon: False Security Condemned 7:1-29 Violence and Corruption in the Land 7:30-8:3 Persistent Idolatry and Coming Punishment 8:4-9:26 The Folly of Idols 10:1-16 Judah's Flight and Jeremiah's Lament 10:17-22 A Prayer for Direction and Deliverance 10:23-25 The Broken Covenant and a Public Warning 11:1-17 Conspiracy against Jeremiah and God's Vindication 11:18-23 Jeremiah's Complaint to God 12:1-4 A Call to Endure and Judgment on Nations 12:5-17 The Linen Belt: Symbol of Judah's Humiliation 13:1-11 A Sign of Shame and Pronounced Judgment 13:12-14 A Lament of Shame and Imminent Disaster 13:15-27 Famine, False Prophets, and Divine Judgment 14:1-15:21 Symbolic Acts and the People's Sinfulness 16:1-17:18 Warning about Sabbath Violations 17:19-27 The Potter and the Broken Jar: Judgment on Jerusalem 18:1-19:15 Persecution by Pashhur the Priest 20:1-6 Jeremiah's Lament and Resolve 20:7-18 A Message to the Royal House: Doom for Jerusalem 21:1-14 Judgment on the Kings and Royal House 22:1-30 False Shepherds Condemned and a Righteous Branch Promised 23:1-8 Condemnation of False Prophets 23:9-32 The Lord Rebukes False Oracles 23:33-40 The Two Figs: Exile and Remnant 24:1-10 Seventy Years of Babylonian Dominion 25:1-14 The Cup of God's Wrath on the Nations 25:15-38 Jeremiah's Temple Address, Arrest, and Vindication 26:1-24 The Yoke of Babylon and Call to Submit 27:1-22 Hananiah's False Prophecy and Its Rebuke 28:1-17 Letter to the Exiles: Seek the Welfare of Babylon 29:1-23 Shemaiah's Letter and Its Condemnation 29:24-32 The Book of Comfort: Restoration and the New Covenant 30:1-31:40 Jeremiah Buys a Field: Faith and Hope in Captivity 32:1-44 Promise of Restoration and the Davidic Covenant 33:1-26 Zedekiah's Appeal and Jeremiah's Warning 34:1-7 Breach of Covenant and Punishment for Oppression 34:8-22 The Rechabites' Fidelity as a Rebuke to Judah 35:1-19 Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Words and the Scroll Is Burned 36:1-32 Jeremiah Imprisoned during the Siege of Jerusalem 37:1-21 Jeremiah Cast into a Cistern 38:1-13 Ebed‑Melech Rescues Jeremiah; Zedekiah's Failure 38:14-28 The Fall of Jerusalem and Jeremiah's Release 39:1-18 Gedaliah Appointed Governor and Jeremiah's Choice 40:1-6 Assassination of Gedaliah and the Terror in Judah 40:7-41:15 Rejection of Jeremiah's Counsel and Flight to Egypt 41:16-43:13 The Jews in Egypt: Idolatry and Condemnation 44:1-30 A Word to Baruch: Encouragement and Warning 45:1-5 Oracles against Egypt 46:1-28 Judgment on the Philistines 47:1-7 Judgment on Moab 48:1-47 Judgment on Ammon 49:1-6 Judgment on Edom 49:7-22 Judgment on Damascus and Aram 49:23-27 Destruction of Kedar and the Nomads 49:28-33 Judgment on Elam and Future Restoration 49:34-39 Judgment on Babylon and Its Final Fall 50:1-51:64 The Fall of Jerusalem and Zedekiah's Fate 52:1-30 Jehoiachin's Release from Babylonian Captivity 52:31-34

Ezekiel

The Vision of God's Glory and the Living Creatures 1:1-28 Ezekiel's Commission and the Eating of the Scroll 2:1-3:15 Ezekiel Appointed as Watchman and Made Speechless 3:16-27 Symbolic Acts of Siege and Judgment on Jerusalem 4:1-5:17 Judgment on Israel for Idolatry 6:1-14 The Day of the Lord: Impending Disaster 7:1-27 Visions of Temple Abominations 8:1-18 The Execution of Jerusalem's Wicked and the Marked Few 9:1-11 The Departure of God's Glory from the Temple 10:1-22 Condemnation of Jerusalem's Leaders 11:1-15 The Departure of God's Glory and Promise of Restoration 11:16-25 Signs of Exile and the Futility of False Hopes 12:1-28 Condemnation of False Prophets and Diviners 13:1-23 Elders' Idolatry and Its Consequences 14:1-11 Judgment on Nations and the Limits of Intercession 14:12-23 Jerusalem Portrayed as a Useless Vine 15:1-8 Jerusalem's Infidelity: Shame, Judgment, and Vindication 16:1-63 The Parable of the Two Eagles: Zedekiah's Folly 17:1-24 Individual Responsibility and the Call to Repentance 18:1-32 A Lament for Israel's Princes 19:1-14 Israel's History of Rebellion and Divine Judgment 20:1-29 Punishment for Profane Worship and Promise of Restoration 20:30-44 A Prophecy Against the Mountains of Israel 20:45-49 The Sword of the Lord: Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations 21:1-32 Jerusalem's Corruption and the Search for a Righteous Remnant 22:1-31 The Sisters' Harlotry: Samaria and Jerusalem Condemned 23:1-49 The Boiling Pot: Prophecy of Jerusalem's Siege 24:1-14 The Sign of Ezekiel's Wife's Death: Judgment and Changed Lament 24:15-27 Oracle Against Ammon 25:1-7 Oracles Against Moab and Seir 25:8-11 Judgment on the Philistines 25:12-14 Oracle Against Tyre 25:15-17 The Fall of Tyre Foretold 26:1-21 Lamentation for Tyre, the Merchant City 27:1-36 The Pride and Fall of Tyre's Ruler 28:1-19 Judgment on Sidon and Promise of Israel's Security 28:20-26 Egypt's Humiliation and Years of Desolation 29:1-21 The Day of the Lord Against Egypt and Its Allies 30:1-26 Egypt Compared to the Fallen Cedar: Pride and Doom 31:1-18 Lament for Egypt's Collapse and Descent into Sheol 32:1-32 The Watchman's Duty and Personal Responsibility 33:1-20 Report of Jerusalem's Fall and the People's Alarm 33:21-33 Condemnation of Bad Shepherds and Promise of a Good Shepherd 34:1-31 Judgment on Edom for Rejoicing over Israel 35:1-15 Promise of Israel's Restoration and Spiritual Renewal 36:1-38 The Valley of Dry Bones: National Revival 37:1-14 The Two Sticks: Unity of Israel and the Davidic Covenant 37:15-28 The Invasion of Gog and Its Defeat 38:1-39:29 Vision of the Future Temple: Introduction and Commission 40:1-4 Measurements of the Outer Court and Gateways 40:5-16 Courtyard Entrances and Portico Dimensions 40:17-19 Inner Court Entrances and Chambers 40:20-23 Vestibules and Side Entrance Specifications 40:24-27 Details of Inner Chambers and Gate Structure 40:28-37 Porches, Chambers, and Steps of the Temple Court 40:38-43 Priests' Chambers and the Prince's Quarters 40:44-47 The Inner Sanctuary and Holy Place Measurements 40:48-41:26 Priestly Chambers and the Inner Court Layout 42:1-20 The Return of God's Glory to the Temple 43:1-12 Altar Design and Sacrificial Regulations 43:13-27 Temple Gates, Priestly Roles, and Exclusions 44:1-31 Land Allotments and the Prince's Portion 45:1-12 Worship Regulations: Offerings, Festivals, and the Prince 45:13-46:24 The Life-Giving River Flowing from the Temple 47:1-12 Division of the Land and Inheritance Boundaries 47:13-23 Tribal Allotments in the Restored Land 48:1-29 The City Gates and the Name: 'The Lord Is There' 48:30-35

Matthew

The Genealogy of Jesus 1:1-17 The Birth of Jesus Foretold to Joseph 1:18-25 The Visit of the Magi 2:1-12 Flight into Egypt and the Slaughter of the Innocents 2:13-18 Return to Nazareth 2:19-23 John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3:1-12 The Baptism of Jesus 3:13-17 The Temptation of Jesus 4:1-11 Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry 4:12-17 Jesus Calls the First Disciples 4:18-22 Jesus Ministers Throughout Galilee 4:23-25 The Beatitudes 5:1-12 Salt and Light 5:13-16 Jesus and the Law 5:17-20 Teaching on Anger and Reconciliation 5:21-26 Teaching on Adultery and Lust 5:27-30 Teaching on Divorce 5:31-32 Teaching on Oaths and Honesty 5:33-37 Teaching on Retaliation and Generosity 5:38-42 Love Your Enemies 5:43-48 Giving to the Needy in Secret 6:1-4 Prayer and the Lord's Prayer 6:5-15 Teaching on Fasting 6:16-18 Treasures and Serving God 6:19-24 Do Not Worry 6:25-34 Do Not Judge 7:1-6 Ask, Seek, Knock and the Golden Rule 7:7-12 The Narrow and Wide Gates 7:13-14 Recognizing False Prophets 7:15-23 Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders 7:24-29 Jesus Cleanses a Leper 8:1-4 The Faith of the Centurion 8:5-13 Jesus Heals Many and Fulfills Prophecy 8:14-17 The Cost of Discipleship 8:18-22 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:23-27 Healing of Two Demon-Possessed Men 8:28-34 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 9:1-8 Jesus Calls Matthew and Eats with Sinners 9:9-13 Fasting and the New Cloth and Wineskins 9:14-17 A Daughter Restored and a Woman Healed 9:18-26 Two Blind Men Healed and a Mute Man Restored 9:27-34 Jesus' Compassion and the Call for Workers 9:35-38 The Mission of the Twelve 10:1-42 John's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony about John 11:1-19 Woe to Unrepentant Cities 11:20-24 The Father's Revelation and Rest for the Weary 11:25-30 Sabbath Controversies: Grain and Healing 12:1-14 Jesus Heals and Fulfills Isaiah's Prophecy 12:15-21 Accusation, Blasphemy Against the Spirit, and the Heart's Fruit 12:22-37 The Sign of Jonah and the Unclean Spirit 12:38-45 Jesus Redefines Family 12:46-50 The Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 13:1-23 The Parable of the Weeds 13:24-30 The Mustard Seed and the Yeast 13:31-35 Explanation of the Weeds and End-Time Judgment 13:36-43 Treasure and Pearl: The Kingdom's Value 13:44-46 The Net and New and Old Treasures 13:47-52 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 13:53-58 The Execution of John the Baptist 14:1-12 Feeding the Five Thousand 14:13-21 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals Many 14:22-36 Tradition, Purity, and the Canaanite Woman's Faith 15:1-28 Jesus Heals Many and Feeds the Four Thousand 15:29-39 Pharisees Demand a Sign 16:1-4 Warning About the Teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees 16:5-12 Peter's Confession: You Are the Christ 16:13-20 Jesus Foretells His Death and Discipleship 16:21-28 The Transfiguration 17:1-13 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy and a Second Prediction of Death 17:14-23 Payment of the Temple Tax 17:24-27 Humility and Care for Little Ones 18:1-9 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 18:10-14 Church Discipline and Prayer 18:15-20 Forgiveness and the Unforgiving Servant 18:21-35 Marriage, Divorce, and Children 19:1-15 The Rich Young Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 19:16-30 The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard 20:1-16 Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection 20:17-19 Request for Honor and Teaching on Servanthood 20:20-28 Two Blind Men Healed Near Jericho 20:29-34 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 21:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Heals 21:12-17 The Withered Fig Tree and Teaching on Faith 21:18-22 Jesus' Authority Challenged 21:23-27 The Parable of the Two Sons 21:28-32 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 21:33-46 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 22:1-14 Question about Paying Taxes to Caesar 22:15-22 The Sadducees and the Resurrection 22:23-33 The Greatest Commandment 22:34-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees about the Messiah 22:41-46 Seven Woes on the Scribes and Pharisees 23:1-39 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of the End and the Temple's Destruction 24:1-35 The Olivet Discourse: Watchfulness and Judgment 24:36-51 The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25:1-13 The Parable of the Talents 25:14-30 The Final Judgment: Sheep and Goats 25:31-46 The Plot to Arrest Jesus 26:1-5 The Anointing at Bethany 26:6-13 Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus 26:14-16 The Last Supper 26:17-30 Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial 26:31-35 Prayer in Gethsemane 26:36-46 The Arrest of Jesus 26:47-56 Jesus Before the Sanhedrin 26:57-68 Peter's Denial and Repentance 26:69-75 Judas' Remorse and Suicide 27:1-10 Jesus Sentenced by Pilate 27:11-26 Jesus Mocked and Scourged 27:27-31 The Crucifixion and Mockery 27:32-44 The Death of Jesus 27:45-56 Jesus Is Buried 27:57-61 The Tomb Secured by the Authorities 27:62-66 The Resurrection: Women at the Tomb 28:1-10 The Guards' Report and the Chief Priests' Lie 28:11-15 The Great Commission 28:16-20

Mark

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1:1-8 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus 1:9-13 Jesus Begins His Ministry and Calls the First Disciples 1:14-20 Jesus Teaches with Authority and Casts Out an Unclean Spirit 1:21-28 Healings and Demons Cleansed at Simon's Home 1:29-34 Jesus Prays and Proclaims the Kingdom in Galilee 1:35-39 Healing of a Man with Leprosy 1:40-45 Forgiveness and Healing of a Paralytic 2:1-12 Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 2:13-17 Questions about Fasting; New Cloth and Wineskins 2:18-22 Sabbath Controversies: Grain, Healing, and Plot Against Jesus 2:23-3:6 Great Crowds Follow; Unclean Spirits Acknowledge Jesus 3:7-12 Jesus Appoints the Twelve Apostles 3:13-19 Accusations of Beelzebul and the Parable of the Strong Man 3:20-30 Jesus Redefines True Family 3:31-35 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 4:1-20 A Lamp, Measure, and the Principle of Growth 4:21-25 Parable of the Growing Seed 4:26-29 The Mustard Seed and the Kingdom's Growth 4:30-34 Jesus Calms the Storm 4:35-41 The Gerasene Demoniac Restored 5:1-20 A Woman Healed and Jairus' Daughter Raised 5:21-43 Jesus Rejected in His Hometown 6:1-6 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve 6:7-13 Herod, Herodias, and the Death of John the Baptist 6:14-29 Feeding of the Five Thousand 6:30-44 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals at Gennesaret 6:45-56 Tradition, Inner Purity, and What Truly Defiles 7:1-23 A Gentile Woman's Faith and the Healing at Tyre 7:24-30 Jesus Heals a Deaf Man Who Could Not Speak Clearly 7:31-37 Feeding the Four Thousand and the Pharisees' Demand for a Sign 8:1-13 Beware the Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod 8:14-21 Healing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida 8:22-26 Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 8:27-30 Jesus Predicts His Death and Calls Disciples to Take Up the Cross 8:31-9:1 The Transfiguration and the Return of Elijah 9:2-13 Healing of a Boy with an Unclean Spirit; Jesus Predicts His Passion Again 9:14-32 Who Is the Greatest? A Child as the Model of Service 9:33-37 Tolerance for Those Who Serve in Jesus' Name 9:38-41 Warnings about Causing Sin; Exhortations on Salt and Holiness 9:42-50 Jesus' Teaching on Divorce 10:1-12 Jesus Blesses Little Children 10:13-16 The Rich Young Man and the Cost of Discipleship 10:17-31 Jesus Again Predicts His Suffering, Death, and Resurrection 10:32-34 Ambition and Servanthood: The Way of True Greatness 10:35-45 Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus 10:46-52 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 11:1-11 Withered Fig Tree and the Cleansing of the Temple 11:12-19 Faith, Prayer, and the Call to Forgiveness 11:20-26 Religious Leaders Question Jesus' Authority 11:27-33 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 12:1-12 Render to Caesar: Taxes and Allegiance 12:13-17 Sadducees Challenge Resurrection; Jesus Teaches Eternal Life 12:18-27 The Greatest Commandment: Love God and Neighbor 12:28-34 Jesus Questions the Messiah and Warns Against Scribes 12:35-40 The Widow's Offering: True Generosity 12:41-44 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of Destruction and the End 13:1-31 No One Knows the Day: Be Watchful 13:32-37 Plot to Kill Jesus and the Anointing at Bethany 14:1-11 The Passover Meal and Institution of the Lord's Supper 14:12-26 Jesus Predicts the Disciples' Flight and Peter's Denial 14:27-31 Gethsemane: Jesus' Agony and Prayer 14:32-42 The Arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane 14:43-52 Jesus Before the Council 14:53-65 Peter's Denial and His Remorse 14:66-72 Jesus Before Pilate; Barabbas Released 15:1-15 The Soldiers Mock and Scourge Jesus 15:16-20 The Way of the Cross and the Crucifixion 15:21-32 Jesus' Death and the Centurion's Confession 15:33-41 The Burial of Jesus 15:42-47 The Resurrection: Women Find the Empty Tomb 16:1-8 Appearances of the Risen Lord and the Commission 16:9-20

Luke

Purpose and Order of the Gospel 1:1-4 Announcement of John the Baptist's Birth 1:5-25 The Annunciation to Mary 1:26-38 Mary Visits Elizabeth 1:39-45 Mary's Song (The Magnificat) 1:46-56 The Birth and Naming of John 1:57-66 Zechariah's Prophecy and John's Mission 1:67-80 The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 2:1-7 Angels Announce the Shepherds' Good News 2:8-20 Presentation in the Temple; Simeon and Anna 2:21-40 The Boy Jesus in the Temple 2:41-52 John the Baptist's Call to Repentance 3:1-20 The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus 3:21-38 Jesus Tested in the Wilderness 4:1-13 Rejection at Nazareth 4:14-30 Authority over Unclean Spirits in Capernaum 4:31-37 Healings and Preaching in Galilee 4:38-44 The Call of the First Disciples 5:1-11 Healing a Man with Leprosy 5:12-16 A Paralytic Forgiven and Healed 5:17-26 The Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 5:27-32 Questions about Fasting; New Wine and Old Wineskins 5:33-39 Lord of the Sabbath and a Sabbath Healing 6:1-11 The Appointment of the Twelve Apostles 6:12-16 The Sermon on the Plain: Blessings and Woes 6:17-26 Love Your Enemies and Be Merciful 6:27-36 Judging Others and the Speck and Log 6:37-42 A Tree and Its Fruit: True Character Revealed 6:43-45 The Wise and Foolish Builders 6:46-49 The Faith of the Centurion 7:1-10 Raising the Widow's Son at Nain 7:11-17 John the Baptist's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony 7:18-35 A Sinful Woman Forgiven 7:36-50 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 8:1-15 Lighted Lamp and Hearing the Word 8:16-18 Jesus Redefines His Family 8:19-21 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:22-25 Healing the Gerasene Demoniac 8:26-39 Jairus' Daughter Raised and a Woman Healed 8:40-56 The Twelve Sent Out 9:1-9 Feeding the Five Thousand 9:10-17 Peter's Confession and the Way of the Cross 9:18-27 The Transfiguration 9:28-36 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy; A Second Passion Prediction 9:37-45 Who Is Greatest and a Servant's Ministry 9:46-50 Jesus Resolves for Jerusalem; Samaritan Rejection 9:51-56 The Cost of Discipleship 9:57-62 The Seventy Sent Out and Their Return 10:1-24 The Good Samaritan 10:25-37 Mary and Martha: Choosing the Better Part 10:38-42 The Lord's Prayer and Persistent Prayer 11:1-13 Jesus, Beelzebul, and True Blessedness 11:14-28 Demand for a Sign; Jonah and the Queen of the South 11:29-32 The Light of the Body and Inner Purity 11:33-36 Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers 11:37-54 Warnings against Hypocrisy and Confession before Men 12:1-12 The Parable of the Rich Fool 12:13-21 Do Not Worry; Seek God's Kingdom 12:22-34 Watchfulness and Faithful Stewardship 12:35-48 Division Caused by Christ 12:49-53 Interpreting the Times and Settling with Adversaries 12:54-59 Call to Repentance and the Barren Fig Tree 13:1-9 Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus' Rebuke 13:10-17 Parables of the Mustard Seed and Yeast 13:18-21 The Narrow Door and the Cost of Entry 13:22-30 Jesus Laments over Jerusalem 13:31-35 Healing at a Pharisee's House and Humility at the Table 14:1-14 Parable of the Great Banquet 14:15-24 The Cost of Following Jesus; Salt and Saltiness 14:25-35 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Coin 15:8-10 The Parable of the Prodigal Son 15:11-32 The Shrewd Manager and Teaching on Wealth 16:1-15 Law, the Kingdom, and Divorce 16:16-18 The Rich Man and Lazarus 16:19-31 Teachings on Temptation, Forgiveness, and Duty 17:1-10 Healing of the Ten Lepers 17:11-19 The Coming of the Kingdom and End-Time Sayings 17:20-37 Parable of the Persistent Widow 18:1-8 Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 18:9-14 Jesus Blesses Little Children 18:15-17 The Rich Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 18:18-30 Jesus Predicts His Death Again 18:31-34 Healing of Blind Bartimaeus 18:35-43 Zacchaeus: Salvation Comes to His House 19:1-10 Parable of the Ten Minas 19:11-27 Triumphal Entry and Lament over Jerusalem 19:28-44 Cleansing the Temple and Teaching 19:45-48 Jesus' Authority Challenged 20:1-8 Parable of the Wicked Tenants 20:9-19 Paying Taxes to Caesar 20:20-26 Question about the Resurrection 20:27-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees; Warnings against Hypocrisy 20:41-47 The Widow's Offering 21:1-4 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End 21:5-38 The Plot to Kill Jesus and Judas' Agreement 22:1-6 The Last Supper and Predictions of Denial 22:7-38 Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane 22:39-46 Jesus Arrested 22:47-53 Peter's Denial Fulfilled 22:54-62 Jesus Mocked and Beaten 22:63-65 Jesus before the Council and Pilate; Sentencing 22:66-23:25 The Way of the Cross and the Penitent Thief 23:26-43 The Death of Jesus and the Centurion's Confession 23:44-49 The Burial of Jesus 23:50-56 The Empty Tomb and the Women's Report 24:1-12 The Road to Emmaus and Recognition of the Risen Lord 24:13-35 Jesus Appears to the Disciples and Explains Scripture 24:36-49 The Ascension and the Disciples' Worship 24:50-53

John

The Word Became Flesh 1:1-18 John the Baptist's Witness 1:19-28 Behold the Lamb of God 1:29-34 The First Disciples and Simon Peter 1:35-42 Calling of Philip and Nathanael 1:43-51 The Wedding at Cana: Water Made Wine 2:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Speaks of His Body 2:12-25 Nicodemus and the New Birth 3:1-21 John the Baptist Exalts Jesus 3:22-36 Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well 4:1-26 The Harvest Is Ready 4:27-38 Samaritans Believe in Jesus 4:39-42 Healing of the Royal Official's Son 4:43-54 Jesus Heals at Bethesda 5:1-15 Jesus Claims Authority Over Life and Judgment 5:16-30 Witnesses to Jesus and Israel's Unbelief 5:31-47 Feeding the Five Thousand 6:1-15 Jesus Walks on the Sea 6:16-24 Jesus the Bread of Life 6:25-59 Many Turn Away; Peter's Confession 6:60-71 Jesus Stays Away from Judea 7:1-13 Jesus Teaches at the Festival 7:14-24 Growing Division Over Jesus 7:25-44 Temple Officers and the Adulterous Woman 7:45-8:11 Jesus the Light and His Claim 8:12-30 True Discipleship and Freedom 8:31-41 Jesus' Divine Origin and Opposition 8:42-47 Jesus' 'I Am' and Preexistence 8:48-59 Healing of a Man Born Blind 9:1-12 Controversy with the Pharisees over the Healing 9:13-34 Spiritual Sight and Blindness 9:35-41 The Good Shepherd and His Sheep 10:1-21 Feast of Dedication and Controversy over Jesus 10:22-42 Lazarus' Sickness and Jesus' Intention 11:1-16 Jesus Weeps at Lazarus' Tomb 11:17-37 Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead 11:38-44 Plot to Kill Jesus and Caiaphas' Counsel 11:45-57 Mary Anoints Jesus; Plot to Kill Lazarus 12:1-11 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 12:12-19 Greeks Seek Jesus; He Predicts His Death 12:20-36 Unbelief and Jesus' Final Appeal 12:37-50 Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet 13:1-17 The Prediction of Judas' Betrayal 13:18-30 The New Commandment and Peter's Denial 13:31-38 Jesus Promises a Place in the Father's House 14:1-4 Jesus the Way to the Father 14:5-14 Promise of the Holy Spirit and Peace 14:15-31 The Vine and the Command to Love 15:1-17 The World's Hatred and the Cost of Discipleship 15:18-16:4 The Holy Spirit's Work 16:5-16 Sorrow Turned to Joy; Peace in Christ 16:17-33 The Son's Prayer for Glory 17:1-5 Prayer for the Disciples' Protection and Sanctification 17:6-19 Prayer for Unity Among Believers 17:20-26 Jesus Arrested in Gethsemane 18:1-11 Jesus Brought to Annas 18:12-14 Peter's First Denial 18:15-18 Jesus Questioned and Struck Before the High Priest 18:19-24 Peter Denies Jesus Three Times 18:25-27 Jesus Before Pilate 18:28-40 Jesus Scourged, Mocked, and Sentenced to Crucifixion 19:1-16 The Crucifixion and Jesus' Care for His Mother 19:17-27 Jesus' Death and the Fulfillment of Scripture 19:28-37 Jesus' Burial 19:38-42 The Empty Tomb Discovered 20:1-9 Mary Magdalene Meets the Risen Lord 20:10-18 Jesus Appears to His Disciples and Breathes the Spirit 20:19-23 Thomas Believes; Purpose of John's Gospel 20:24-31 The Miraculous Catch and Breakfast by the Sea 21:1-14 Peter Reinstated and the Beloved Disciple 21:15-25

Acts

The Ascension of Jesus 1:1-11 Prayer in the Upper Room and the Choosing of Matthias 1:12-26 Pentecost: The Coming of the Spirit 2:1-13 Peter's Sermon and Three Thousand Converted 2:14-41 The Early Christian Community 2:42-47 Healing at the Beautiful Gate 3:1-10 Peter's Address at Solomon's Colonnade 3:11-26 The Apostles Before the Sanhedrin 4:1-22 Believers Pray for Boldness 4:23-31 The Believers Share Possessions 4:32-37 Ananias and Sapphira 5:1-11 Signs Performed by the Apostles 5:12-16 Persecution of the Apostles and Their Witness 5:17-42 The Appointment of the Seven Deacons 6:1-7 Stephen's Wisdom and Opposition 6:8-15 Stephen's Speech before the Sanhedrin 7:1-53 The Stoning of Stephen and the Persecution of the Church 7:54-8:1 Saul's Persecution Scatters the Church 8:2-3 Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria 8:4-8 Simon Magus and Peter's Rebuke 8:9-25 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 8:26-40 The Conversion of Saul 9:1-19 Saul's Early Ministry and Acceptance by the Church 9:20-31 Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Tabitha 9:32-43 Cornelius' Vision and the Call for Peter 10:1-8 Peter's Vision and the Messengers from Cornelius 10:9-23 Peter at Cornelius' House: Gentiles Receive the Spirit 10:24-48 Peter Defends the Conversion of Gentiles 11:1-18 The Church in Antioch and Famine Relief 11:19-30 Herod Executes James; Peter Miraculously Freed 12:1-19 Herod's Death and the Church's Continued Growth 12:20-25 The First Missionary Sending 13:1-3 Ministry in Cyprus and Elymas's Blinding 13:4-12 Paul's Mission in Pisidian Antioch 13:13-52 Paul and Barnabas in Iconium 14:1-7 Healing in Lystra and Paul's Stoning 14:8-20 Paul and Barnabas Strengthen the Churches 14:21-28 The Jerusalem Council on Gentile Circumcision 15:1-21 The Council's Letter and Peace with Antioch 15:22-35 Paul and Barnabas Separate 15:36-41 Timothy Joins Paul and Churches Are Strengthened 16:1-5 The Call to Macedonia 16:6-10 Lydia's Conversion at Philippi 16:11-15 Paul and Silas Imprisoned and Released in Philippi 16:16-40 Preaching in Thessalonica and Opposition 17:1-9 Berea's Noble Reception and Paul's Departure 17:10-15 Paul's Address at the Areopagus 17:16-34 Paul's Ministry in Corinth and Conflict 18:1-17 Paul Departs; Apollos Instructed by Priscilla and Aquila 18:18-28 Paul's Ministry and the Ephesian Disciples 19:1-22 The Ephesian Riot over Artemis 19:23-41 Paul's Journeys Through Macedonia and Greece 20:1-6 Eutychus Raised in Troas 20:7-12 Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders 20:13-38 Paul's Voyage to Jerusalem 21:1-16 Paul's Arrival in Jerusalem and the Temple Ritual 21:17-26 Paul Seized in the Temple 21:27-36 Paul's Defense: His Conversion and Mission 21:37-22:21 Paul's Arrest and the Council's Division 22:22-23:11 The Plot to Kill Paul and the Soldier's Intervention 23:12-22 Paul Escorted to Caesarea under Guard 23:23-35 Paul's Defense before Governor Felix 24:1-27 Paul Brought before Festus and the Jewish Charges 25:1-12 King Agrippa Learns of Paul's Case 25:13-22 Paul's Defense Before Agrippa 25:23-26:32 Paul's Voyage to Rome Begins 27:1-12 The Storm at Sea and God's Promise of Safety 27:13-26 Shipwreck and Deliverance on Malta 27:27-44 Paul on Malta: Healing and Hospitality 28:1-10 Voyage to Rome and Arrival 28:11-16 Paul in Rome: Preaching under House Arrest 28:17-31

Romans

Paul's Greeting and the Gospel's Power 1:1-17 God's Wrath Against Ungodliness 1:18-32 God's Impartial Judgment and Conscience 2:1-16 The Law, True Circumcision, and Jewish Identity 2:17-29 Israel's Advantage and God's Faithfulness 3:1-8 Universal Sinfulness and the Law's Condemnation 3:9-20 Righteousness Through Faith and Justification 3:21-31 Abraham: Justification by Faith 4:1-25 Peace with God and Reconciliation 5:1-11 Adam and Christ: Death, Grace, and Righteousness 5:12-21 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ 6:1-14 Slavery to Sin or to Righteousness 6:15-23 Released from the Law to Serve in the Spirit 7:1-6 The Inner Conflict: Law, Sin, and the Flesh 7:7-25 Life in the Spirit: Freedom and Adoption 8:1-17 Future Glory and the Spirit's Intercession 8:18-27 Assurance of God's Love: Nothing Can Separate Us 8:28-39 Paul's Sorrow and God's Sovereign Election 9:1-29 Righteousness by Faith and Israel's Unbelief 9:30-10:21 A Remnant Preserved and Israel's Hardening 11:1-10 Gentiles Grafted In and a Warning Against Boasting 11:11-24 The Mystery of Israel's Salvation and God's Mercy 11:25-32 Doxology: Praise for God's Wisdom and Sovereignty 11:33-36 A Living Sacrifice and the Diversity of Gifts 12:1-8 Christian Conduct: Love, Humility, and Ethical Duties 12:9-21 Submission to Authorities and Civic Duty 13:1-7 Love Fulfills the Law; Walk in the Light 13:8-14 Christian Liberty, Conscience, and Mutual Acceptance 14:1-15:13 Paul's Service to the Gentiles and Missionary Ambition 15:14-22 Paul's Travel Plans and Prayer Requests 15:23-33 Personal Greetings, Final Warnings, and Doxology 16:1-27

Revelation

The Revelation Announced and the Blessing 1:1-3 Greeting and the Lord's Self‑Declaration 1:4-8 John's Vision of the Glorified Son of Man 1:9-20 Letter to Ephesus: Faithfulness and the Call to Repent 2:1-7 Letter to Smyrna: Persecution and the Crown of Life 2:8-11 Letter to Pergamum: Fidelity and False Teaching 2:12-17 Letter to Thyatira: Tolerance of Immorality and Promise to Overcomers 2:18-29 Letter to Sardis: Wakefulness and Repentance 3:1-6 Letter to Philadelphia: An Open Door and a Promise of Protection 3:7-13 Letter to Laodicea: Lukewarmness and the Call to Repent 3:14-22 The Throne in Heaven and Heavenly Worship 4:1-11 The Sealed Scroll and the Worthy Lamb 5:1-14 The Six Seals: Tribulation and Cosmic Disturbance 6:1-17 The Sealing of the 144,000 7:1-8 The Multitude Before the Throne: Salvation and Comfort 7:9-17 The Seventh Seal and the Prayers of the Saints 8:1-5 The Trumpet Judgments: Plagues and Woes 8:6-9:21 The Mighty Angel and the Little Scroll 10:1-11 The Two Witnesses: Prophecy, Death, and Resurrection 11:1-14 The Seventh Trumpet: God's Kingdom Proclaimed and the Temple Opened 11:15-19 The Cosmic Conflict: The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child 12:1-13:1 The Sea Beast: Blasphemy and Persecution 13:2-10 The Earth Beast and the Mark of the Beast 13:11-18 The Lamb on Mount Zion and the 144,000 14:1-5 The Three Angels' Messages and the Call to Endure 14:6-13 The Harvest of the Earth: Reaping God's Judgment 14:14-20 The Seven Last Plagues and the Victors' Song 15:1-8 The Bowl Judgments: The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath 16:1-21 The Fall of Babylon the Great and the Beast's Doom 17:1-18:24 Heavenly Praise and the Marriage of the Lamb 19:1-10 Christ's Triumphant Return and the Defeat of the Beast 19:11-21 Satan Bound and the Reign of the Saints 20:1-6 Satan's Final Rebellion and Defeat 20:7-10 The Great White Throne and the Final Judgment 20:11-15 The New Heaven and New Earth and the New Jerusalem 21:1-27 The River of Life and the Throne of God 22:1-6
1 Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore listen to the words of the LORD.

1 S.15.1 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר שמואל אל־ שאול אתי שלח יהוה למשחך למלך על־ עמו על־ ישראל ועתה שמע לקול דברי יהוה׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אתי: PRON,1,sg
  • שלח: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • למשחך: VERB,qal,inf,2,m,sg
  • למלך: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • על: PREP
  • עמו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • על: PREP
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ועתה: CONJ
  • שמע: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • לקול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • דברי: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,1,c,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 1 Sam 9:16 (verbal): God tells Samuel he will send a man from Benjamin whom Samuel must anoint as leader over Israel—directly anticipates/echoes Samuel's statement that the LORD sent him to anoint Saul.
  • 1 Sam 10:1 (quotation): Samuel actually anoints Saul with oil and declares that the LORD has anointed him to be captain over his inheritance—an immediate, verbal parallel to 15:1's claim of divine commissioning.
  • Deut 17:15 (thematic): The Torah law that Israel may set over itself a king chosen by the LORD provides the legal/theological background for Samuel’s claim that God sent him to anoint a king.
  • 1 Kings 19:16 (allusion): God’s instruction to anoint Jehu (and later Elisha) through a prophet parallels the prophetic role of Samuel in divinely appointing kings—structurally similar commissioning by the LORD through a prophet.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Samuel said to Saul, "Come, for the LORD has sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now listen to the word of the LORD."
  • And Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD has sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now heed the voice of the words of the LORD."
2 Thus says the LORD of hosts: I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he opposed them on the way when they came up from Egypt.

1 S.15.2 - Details

Original Text

כה אמר יהוה צבאות פקדתי את אשר־ עשה עמלק לישראל אשר־ שם לו בדרך בעלתו ממצרים׃

Morphology

  • כה: ADV
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • צבאות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • פקדתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,c,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • עשה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • עמלק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לישראל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • שם: ADV
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • בדרך: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בעלתו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • ממצרים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 17:8-16 (allusion): Narrative of Amalek's attack on Israel shortly after the exodus; God pronounces judgment and instructs that the memory of Amalek be blotted out—background incident to 1 Sam 15:2's reference to what Amalek did 'on the way'.
  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (verbal): Direct legal/ethical injunction to remember Amalek's ambush 'when you came out of Egypt' and to 'blot out the remembrance of Amalek,' language and theme echoed in 1 Sam 15:2.
  • 1 Samuel 15:3 (quotation): Immediate continuation of the divine oracle in 1 Sam 15:2: God commands Saul to go and utterly destroy Amalek—directly applies the promised punishment mentioned in v.2.
  • 1 Chronicles 4:42-43 (thematic): Later historical note of Israelite tribes pursuing and striking Amalekite survivors; reflects the ongoing hostility and attempts to carry out vengeance against Amalek recalled in 1 Sam 15:2.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Thus says the LORD of hosts: I have remembered what Amalek did to Israel—how he ambushed them on the way when they came up out of Egypt.
  • Thus says the LORD of hosts: I have taken note of what Amalek did to Israel—how he met him on the way when he came up from Egypt.
3 Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have; do not spare them, but put to death man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.

1 S.15.3 - Details

Original Text

עתה לך והכיתה את־ עמלק והחרמתם את־ כל־ אשר־ לו ולא תחמל עליו והמתה מאיש עד־ אשה מעלל ועד־ יונק משור ועד־ שה מגמל ועד־ חמור׃

Morphology

  • עתה: ADV
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • והכיתה: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • עמלק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • והחרמתם: VERB,hiph,perf,2,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • כל: DET
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • ולא: CONJ
  • תחמל: VERB,qal,impf,2,ms
  • עליו: PREP,3,m,sg
  • והמתה: VERB,hiph,perf,2,m,pl
  • מאיש: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עד: PREP
  • אשה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מעלל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ועד: CONJ+PREP
  • יונק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משור: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ועד: CONJ+PREP
  • שה: PRON,rel
  • מגמל: PART,m,sg
  • ועד: CONJ+PREP
  • חמור: PNOUN,m,sg

Parallels

  • Exodus 17:14-16 (thematic): Earlier confrontation with Amalek and God's declaration to blot out Amalek's remembrance—provides the theological/historical background for God's command to destroy Amalek.
  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (verbal): Direct injunction to remember what Amalek did and to 'blot out the remembrance of Amalek'—echoes the same aim and language of total destruction.
  • Deuteronomy 20:16-18 (structural): Law concerning herem (devotion to destruction) of certain peoples and their animals when entering the land—legal precedent for commands to utterly destroy populations and livestock.
  • Joshua 6:21 (verbal): Account of the herem at Jericho using similar wording ('utterly destroy; men and women, young and old, ox and sheep')—a parallel instance of devoted destruction.
  • 1 Samuel 15:8-23 (structural): Immediate narrative parallel and consequence: Saul's partial obedience (spares Agag and the best animals) and Samuel's rebuke—shows the command's intended execution and its violation.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction (herem) all that they have; do not spare them, but kill man and woman, infant and nursing babe, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.
  • Now go and strike Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have; do not spare them, but put to death both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
4 Saul mustered the people and numbered them at Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers, and ten thousand men of Judah.

1 S.15.4 - Details

Original Text

וישמע שאול את־ העם ויפקדם בטלאים מאתים אלף רגלי ועשרת אלפים את־ איש יהודה׃

Morphology

  • וישמע: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ויפקדם: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • בטלאים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • מאתים: NUM,m,pl,abs
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • רגלי: NOUN,f,pl,cons
  • ועשרת: CONJ+NUM,card,m,pl,const
  • אלפים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 8:4-5 (thematic): The people's demand for a king (and Samuel's warning) explains the context in which Saul 'listened to the people'—both passages stress Saul/Israel acting according to popular will rather than divine guidance.
  • 1 Samuel 11:7-11 (thematic): Earlier episode where Saul musters Israelite forces to relieve Jabesh‑Gilead; parallels the mobilization of large infantry forces and Saul's role as military leader.
  • 1 Samuel 13:2 (verbal): An earlier description of Saul's initial military strength (small bands chosen under his command) that contrasts with the much larger levy described in 15:4, highlighting expansion of forces under his kingship.
  • Exodus 17:8-16 (allusion): Record of Israel's first conflict with Amalek and God's declaration of ongoing enmity toward Amalek—background to Saul's campaign against Amalek in 1 Samuel 15.
  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (allusion): Divine injunction to remember and blot out Amalek; provides the legal/ideological rationale behind the command and Saul's mobilization against Amalek in 1 Samuel 15.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Saul mustered the people and numbered them at Telaim—two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
  • Saul mustered the people and numbered them at Telaim: two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand from Judah.
5 Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.

1 S.15.5 - Details

Original Text

ויבא שאול עד־ עיר עמלק וירב בנחל׃

Morphology

  • ויבא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עד: PREP
  • עיר: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • עמלק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וירב: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • בנחל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,const

Parallels

  • Exodus 17:8-16 (thematic): Amalek's earlier attack on Israel at Rephidim establishes the longstanding enmity and background for Israel's later campaign against Amalek (the conflict Saul now engages).
  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (thematic): The injunction to remember what Amalek did and to blot out their memory provides the legal/theological rationale underlying Samuel's command to Saul to attack Amalek.
  • 1 Samuel 15:1-3 (quotation): Samuel's direct commission from the LORD ordering Saul to go and utterly destroy Amalek is the immediate directive that leads to Saul's arrival and battle as described in v.5.
  • 1 Samuel 15:7-9 (verbal): The narrative continuation showing Saul's defeat of the Amalekites and his taking/spared spoil/king directly parallels v.5's report that Saul came to the Amalekite city and fought in the valley, linking action and outcome.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Saul came to the city of Amalek and encamped in the valley.
  • And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley.
6 Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, depart; withdraw from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt." So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

1 S.15.6 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר שאול אל־ הקיני לכו סרו רדו מתוך עמלקי פן־ אספך עמו ואתה עשיתה חסד עם־ כל־ בני ישראל בעלותם ממצרים ויסר קיני מתוך עמלק׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • הקיני: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לכו: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,pl
  • סרו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • רדו: VERB,qal,imperative,2,m,pl
  • מתוך: PREP
  • עמלקי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • פן: CONJ
  • אספך: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg
  • עמו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • ואתה: CONJ+PRON,2,m,sg
  • עשיתה: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • חסד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עם: PREP
  • כל: DET
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בעלותם: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs+3,m,pl
  • ממצרים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ויסר: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • קיני: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מתוך: PREP
  • עמלק: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 17:8-16 (thematic): Describes the original attack of Amalek on Israel and Yahweh’s response (and Moses’ altar 'The LORD is my banner'), providing the foundational context for Israel’s hostility to Amalek that underlies Saul’s campaign.
  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (verbal): Divine injunction to 'remember what Amalek did' and to blot out their memory; this legal/ethical mandate is the background rationale for Saul’s orders against Amalek and for separating allies (the Kenites) from the doomed people.
  • 1 Samuel 15:9 (structural): Immediate narrative parallel/contrast in the same episode: here Saul spares Agag and the best livestock, showing the very disobedience to the command against Amalek that 15:6 presumes he is carrying out.
  • Judges 1:16 (allusion): Identifies the Kenites as kin to Moses’ father‑in‑law and connected with Israel’s earlier movements; helps explain Saul’s reason for honoring the Kenites’ 'kindness' to Israel when they left Egypt.
  • Exodus 18:1-6 (thematic): Account of Jethro (identified in later tradition with the Kenites) rejoicing and showing hospitality to Moses/Israel after the exodus; this provides historical/thematic support for the claim that the Kenites had shown kindness to Israel in the wilderness.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, depart; get down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them, for you showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they came up out of Egypt." So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
  • Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, depart; withdraw yourselves from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them— for you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt." So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
7 Saul struck Amalek from Havilah to Shur, which is before Egypt.

1 S.15.7 - Details

Original Text

ויך שאול את־ עמלק מחוילה בואך שור אשר על־ פני מצרים׃

Morphology

  • ויך: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • עמלק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מחוילה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בואך: PREP,when+NOUN,m,sg+PRON,2,m,sg
  • שור: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • על: PREP
  • פני: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 17:8-16 (allusion): The first recorded Israelite battle with Amalek; God declares perpetual hostility and promises to blot out Amalek—background for later royal campaign 'from Havilah to Shur.'
  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (thematic): Law instructs Israel to remember Amalek's attack and to 'blot out the memory' of Amalek—provides the covenantal mandate behind the command to destroy Amalekite populations and possessions.
  • 1 Samuel 15:3 (verbal): Samuel's divine command to Saul to 'utterly destroy' Amalek (men, women, infants, and livestock) is the immediate instructional parallel to Saul's action described in 15:7.
  • 1 Samuel 15:9 (structural): Reports Saul's failure to fully execute the command—he spares Agag and the best flocks—contrasting with the statement in 15:7 about striking Amalek broadly and highlighting incomplete obedience.
  • 1 Samuel 30:1-2 (thematic): A later Amalekite raid on Ziklag (and the ongoing attacks by Amalekites) continues the motif of persistent Amalek hostility and its repercussions for Israel and David.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Saul struck the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, which is before Egypt.
  • Saul struck Amalek from Havilah as you go toward Shur, which is before Egypt.
8 He took Agag king of Amalek alive, and devoted to destruction all the people with the edge of the sword.

1 S.15.8 - Details

Original Text

ויתפש את־ אגג מלך־ עמלק חי ואת־ כל־ העם החרים לפי־ חרב׃

Morphology

  • ויתפש: VERB,hitpael,impf,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אגג: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • עמלק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חי: ADJ,m,sg
  • ואת: CONJ
  • כל: DET
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • החרים: NOUN,prop,m,pl,def
  • לפי: PREP
  • חרב: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:3 (quotation): God's command to Saul to “utterly destroy” Amalek—direct divine order that 15:8 is presented as carrying out.
  • 1 Samuel 15:9 (structural): Immediate context: reports Saul and the people spared Agag and the best livestock—an apparent contradiction/contrast with 15:8's wording.
  • 1 Samuel 15:33 (structural): Samuel ultimately executes Agag; this later action resolves the fate of Agag mentioned in 15:8 and highlights judicial enforcement of the command.
  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (thematic): Command to remember Amalek’s attack and to blot out their name—provides the legal/theological rationale for annihilating Amalek.
  • Exodus 17:8-16 (thematic): The initial Amalek attack and Yahweh’s declaration of ongoing war against Amalek—background narrative framing later commands and actions against Amalek.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and they devoted all the people to destruction by the sword.
  • He took Agag king of Amalek alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
9 But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep and of the oxen and of the fattened calves and of the lambs and of all that was good; these they kept to sacrifice to the LORD your God; but everything that was despised and worthless they devoted to destruction.

1 S.15.9 - Details

Original Text

ויחמל שאול והעם על־ אגג ועל־ מיטב הצאן והבקר והמשנים ועל־ הכרים ועל־ כל־ הטוב ולא אבו החרימם וכל־ המלאכה נמבזה ונמס אתה החרימו׃

Morphology

  • ויחמל: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • והעם: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,def
  • על: PREP
  • אגג: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • מיטב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הצאן: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • והבקר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • והמשנים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • הכרים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • כל: DET
  • הטוב: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • ולא: CONJ
  • אבו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • החרימם: VERB,hiph,inf+3,m,pl
  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • המלאכה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • נמבזה: VERB,niphal,perf,3,f,sg
  • ונמס: VERB,niphal,perf,3,f,sg
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • החרימו: VERB,piel,perf,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:3 (quotation): God's explicit command to Saul to 'utterly destroy' Amalek and spare nothing — the directive that Saul's sparing in v.9 violates.
  • 1 Samuel 15:8 (verbal): Immediate narrative parallel describing Saul taking Agag alive and sparing the best of the flocks — the same action summarized in v.9.
  • 1 Samuel 15:33 (structural): Samuel personally executes Agag, providing the narrative resolution and contrast to Saul's earlier failure to carry out the herem in v.9.
  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (thematic): Covenantal injunction to remember Amalek and 'blot out the memory' of their attack — the ideological background for the command to destroy Amalek.
  • Deuteronomy 7:2 (thematic): Language of herem ('utterly destroy' and show no mercy) used of enemies to be driven out of the land, paralleling the theological rationale for total destruction in 1 Sam 15.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep and of the oxen, the fatlings and the choicest of the flock, and all that was good; they would not devote them to destruction. Everything that was despised and worthless they devoted to destruction.
  • But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep and of the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good—they would not utterly destroy them; everything that was despised and worthless they utterly destroyed.
10 Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel:

1 S.15.10 - Details

Original Text

ויהי דבר־ יהוה אל־ שמואל לאמר׃

Morphology

  • ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc

Parallels

  • 1Sam.3.11 (verbal): Same exact prophetic formula — 'And the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying...' — a direct divine communication to Samuel.
  • 2Sam.7.4 (verbal): Uses the same construction 'And the word of the LORD came to Nathan' — parallel structural formula for a prophetic revelation announcing God's will.
  • 1Kings.17.2 (verbal): 'And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite…' — another instance of the recurring prophetic formula introducing divine instruction to a prophet.
  • Jer.1.4 (thematic): 'Now the word of the LORD came unto me' introduces a prophetic call and revelation; thematically parallels the function of God addressing and commissioning a prophet.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
  • And the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
11 "I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not carried out my commandments." Samuel was angry, and he cried out to the LORD all night.

1 S.15.11 - Details

Original Text

נחמתי כי־ המלכתי את־ שאול למלך כי־ שב מאחרי ואת־ דברי לא הקים ויחר לשמואל ויזעק אל־ יהוה כל־ הלילה׃

Morphology

  • נחמתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,c,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • המלכתי: VERB,hiph,perf,1,c,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • למלך: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • שב: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • מאחרי: PREP
  • ואת: CONJ
  • דברי: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,1,c,sg
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • הקים: VERB,hiph,perf,3,m,sg
  • ויחר: VERB,qal,imf,3,m,sg
  • לשמואל: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ויזעק: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • כל: DET
  • הלילה: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Gen.6.6 (verbal): Uses the same root of 'regret/repent' (נחם): God 'regretted' making humanity after seeing wickedness—parallels divine remorse expressed in 1 Sam 15:11.
  • Exod.32.14 (verbal): God 'repented' of the evil He had intended after Moses' intercession (וַיִּנָּחֶם)—similar language of God changing His mind/regretting an action.
  • 1Sam.15.35 (verbal): Later verse in the same narrative that repeats the claim that 'the LORD was sorry that He had made Saul king,' echoing 15:11 and framing Saul's ongoing rejection.
  • 1Sam.15.26 (thematic): Samuel declares that because Saul rejected the word of the LORD, the LORD has rejected Saul as king—connects divine regret to the theme of reversal and rejection for disobedience.
  • 1Sam.13.14 (thematic): Contrasts Saul's failed kingship: God looks for 'a man after his own heart' who will rule—anticipates the consequence of God's regret over making Saul king.

Alternative generated candidates

  • "I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not carried out my words." Samuel was angry, and he cried out to the LORD all night.
  • "I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not carried out my words." Samuel was angry, and he cried out to the LORD all that night.
12 Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, "Saul came to Carmel and set up a monument for himself; then he turned and passed on down to Gilgal."

1 S.15.12 - Details

Original Text

וישכם שמואל לקראת שאול בבקר ויגד לשמואל לאמר בא־ שאול הכרמלה והנה מציב לו יד ויסב ויעבר וירד הגלגל׃

Morphology

  • וישכם: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לקראת: PREP
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בבקר: PREP
  • ויגד: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • לשמואל: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc
  • בא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הכרמלה: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • והנה: ADV
  • מציב: VERB,qal,ptc,m,sg
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • יד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויסב: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • ויעבר: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • וירד: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • הגלגל: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Genesis 28:18 (verbal): Jacob 'rose up early' and 'set up a pillar' (matstsebah) as a memorial after a divine encounter—parallels the language and motif of erecting a monument to mark an event.
  • Joshua 4:20-24 (thematic): Stones set up at Gilgal as a memorial after crossing the Jordan; connects the place Gilgal with practices of erecting commemorative stones and remembering covenant events.
  • Judges 8:27 (thematic): Gideon makes an ephod/monument after victory which becomes a problematic cultic object—analogous to Saul’s setting up a monument as a self-commemoration with potentially problematic overtones.
  • 1 Samuel 13:8-14 (structural): Saul at Gilgal offering sacrifices and being confronted by Samuel; parallels the setting at Gilgal and the pattern of Saul’s improper/prideful religious action followed by Samuel’s rebuke.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. It was reported to Samuel, "Saul came to Carmel and behold, he set up a monument and turned and passed on, and went down to Gilgal."
  • Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. It was told Samuel, "Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself, and turned and passed on, and went down to Gilgal."
13 When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said to him, "Blessed be you before the LORD! I have carried out the command of the LORD."

1 S.15.13 - Details

Original Text

ויבא שמואל אל־ שאול ויאמר לו שאול ברוך אתה ליהוה הקימתי את־ דבר יהוה׃

Morphology

  • ויבא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ברוך: ADJ,m,sg
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • הקימתי: VERB,hif,perf,1,_,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:20–21 (structural): Immediate continuation of the scene in which Saul defends himself—he admits having spared the best of the spoil and shifts blame to the people, exposing the falsehood of his claim to have obeyed the LORD.
  • 1 Samuel 15:22–23 (quotation): Samuel's rebuke 'To obey is better than sacrifice' directly counters Saul's statement and declares the primacy of obedience over ritual claims—central theological response to Saul's claim.
  • 1 Samuel 13:13–14 (thematic): An earlier prophetic rebuke where Samuel confronts Saul for disobedience (improvident sacrifice/failed command) and announces his rejection—shows a recurrent pattern of Saul's professed actions but actual failure to keep God's commands.
  • Proverbs 21:3 (verbal): 'To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice' echoes the language and valuation in 1 Sam 15:22, highlighting obedience/ethical action over mere ritual.
  • Matthew 7:21 (thematic): Jesus' warning that verbal profession ('Lord, Lord') is insufficient unless one does the Father's will parallels Saul's empty claim of having carried out God's command—theme of genuine obedience versus lip-service.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Samuel went to meet Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed are you of the LORD; I have carried out the word of the LORD."
  • Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed be you before the LORD; I have carried out the command of the LORD."
14 Samuel said, "Then what is this bleating of sheep in my ears, and the lowing of oxen that I hear?"

1 S.15.14 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר שמואל ומה קול־ הצאן הזה באזני וקול הבקר אשר אנכי שמע׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ומה: CONJ+PRON,int
  • קול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הצאן: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg
  • באזני: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,cstr
  • וקול: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הבקר: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • אנכי: PRON,1,sg
  • שמע: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:21 (verbal): Saul’s direct answer explaining the noise: he confesses the people spared the best of the sheep and oxen to sacrifice to the LORD, which explains the bleating Samuel heard.
  • 1 Samuel 15:23 (thematic): Samuel’s ensuing rebuke that rebellion is like divination and stubbornness like idolatry — parallels the prophetic confrontation after the discovery of the animals.
  • 2 Samuel 12:1-4 (thematic): Nathan’s parable confronting David for seizing a poor man’s lamb; thematically similar as a prophet exposes royal wrongdoing involving livestock and sacrificial/possessive abuse.
  • 1 Samuel 13:13-14 (structural): Earlier episode where Samuel confronts Saul for disobedience (offering the sacrifice); structurally parallels the pattern of prophetic reprimand and the king’s failure to obey God’s command.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Samuel said, "What then is that bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of oxen that I hear?"
  • Samuel said, "And what is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen that I hear?"
15 Saul said, "The people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the devoted things, to sacrifice to the LORD your God; but the rest we utterly destroyed."

1 S.15.15 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר שאול מעמלקי הביאום אשר חמל העם על־ מיטב הצאן והבקר למען זבח ליהוה אלהיך ואת־ היותר החרמנו׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מעמלקי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הביאום: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • חמל: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • על: PREP
  • מיטב: NOUN,m,sg,construct
  • הצאן: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • והבקר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • למען: PREP
  • זבח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אלהיך: NOUN,m,sg,prsuf-2ms
  • ואת: CONJ
  • היותר: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • החרמנו: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,pl

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:9 (verbal): Earlier in the chapter the narrator records that Saul and the people spared Agag and "the best of the sheep and oxen," the same action that 15:15 describes from Saul's speech.
  • 1 Samuel 15:21 (verbal): Saul's spoken excuse to Samuel repeats the claim that the people spared the best of the livestock to sacrifice to the LORD—essentially the same wording and defense found in 15:15.
  • 1 Samuel 15:3 (thematic): God's original command to Saul to utterly destroy Amalek and all they have (herem) provides the direct background and theological conflict behind Saul's taking of the best animals.
  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (thematic): The law's command to remember Amalek's attack and to blot out their memory frames Israel's longstanding injunction to oppose Amalek—the rationale behind the divine command cited in 1 Sam 15.
  • 1 Samuel 15:22 (thematic): Samuel's rebuke—'to obey is better than sacrifice'—directly counters Saul's justification that the spared animals were intended for sacrifice, addressing the exact reasoning in 15:15.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amalekites; the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen to sacrifice to the LORD your God, and the rest we devoted to destruction."
  • Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amalekites; the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen to sacrifice to the LORD your God, and the rest we have utterly destroyed."
16 Samuel said to Saul, "Stay; let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night." And Samuel said to him, "Speak on."

1 S.15.16 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר שמואל אל־ שאול הרף ואגידה לך את אשר דבר יהוה אלי הלילה ויאמר לו דבר׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הרף: VERB,hif,imp,2,m,sg
  • ואגידה: VERB,qal,impf,1,c,sg
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • הלילה: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 1Sam.15.11 (verbal): God tells Samuel in the night that He regrets making Saul king (״ועם שֹׁמֵר לִ֖י״); directly parallels Samuel’s offer to report ‘what the LORD said to me last night.’
  • 1Sam.15.22-23 (verbal): Samuel’s ensuing rebuke and declaration that disobedience, not sacrifice, is the LORD’s concern — this is the content Samuel is about to bring to Saul after saying he will tell him what God said.
  • 1Sam.13.13-14 (thematic): Earlier prophetic confrontation of Saul by Samuel, announcing loss of his kingdom for unfaithfulness; thematically parallels the present rebuke and divine judgment motif.
  • 2Sam.12.1-7 (thematic): Nathan’s confrontation of David (ʼYou are the manʼ) functions like Samuel’s role here: a prophet directly accuses the king and announces God’s verdict — a parallel instance of prophetic indictment of a monarch.
  • 1Sam.9.15-17 (structural): God’s prior revelation to Samuel about Saul’s coming (God informed Samuel what would happen) parallels the narrative pattern of divine disclosure to the prophet that Samuel now reports to Saul.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Samuel said to Saul, "Stay; I will tell you what the LORD said to me last night." "Tell me," he replied.
  • Samuel said to Saul, "Stop! I will tell you what the word of the LORD said to me last night." And Samuel said to him, "Speak on."
17 Samuel said, "Is it not because you were little in your own eyes that you were made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed you king over Israel?

1 S.15.17 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר שמואל הלוא אם־ קטן אתה בעיניך ראש שבטי ישראל אתה וימשחך יהוה למלך על־ ישראל׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • הלוא: PART
  • אם: CONJ
  • קטן: ADJ,m,sg
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • בעיניך: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,const,2,ms
  • ראש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שבטי: NOUN,m,pl,con
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • וימשחך: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg+PRON,2,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • למלך: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • על: PREP
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 9:21 (verbal): Saul's own words—'Am I not a Benjamite, from the least of the tribes?'—echo the charge in 15:17 that he was 'small in your own eyes.'
  • 1 Samuel 9:16 (allusion): God told Samuel earlier that He had 'provided a man' (to be leader), reflecting the divine choice of Saul despite his low status.
  • 1 Samuel 10:1 (verbal): Samuel's anointing of Saul—'Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?'—parallels 15:17's reminder that the LORD anointed him king over Israel.
  • 1 Samuel 13:14 (thematic): The theme of God's selection of a ruler appears here ('the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart...appointed him ruler'), contrasting divine choice with human failings—relevant to Samuel's rebuke in 15:17.
  • Psalm 78:70-72 (thematic): God's choice of a shepherd/king from humble origins (David) and the idea of divine selection and anointing echoes the motif in 15:17 of God raising someone 'small' to kingship.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Samuel said, "Is it not because you were small in your own eyes? You have become the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed you king over Israel.
  • Samuel said, "Was it not that you were small in your own eyes? You are the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed you king over Israel.
18 And the LORD sent you on a mission and said, 'Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.'"

1 S.15.18 - Details

Original Text

וישלחך יהוה בדרך ויאמר לך והחרמתה את־ החטאים את־ עמלק ונלחמת בו עד כלותם אתם׃

Morphology

  • וישלחך: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg+OBJ:2,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בדרך: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • והחרמתה: VERB,hifil,impf,2,m,sg+OBJ:3,f,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • החטאים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • את: PRT,acc
  • עמלק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ונלחמת: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • בו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • עד: PREP
  • כלותם: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON:3,m,pl
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:3 (quotation): God's explicit command to Saul to 'smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have'—virtually the same instruction Samuel cites.
  • Exodus 17:8-16 (verbal): First encounter with Amalek; Exodus 17:14 records God's vow to 'blot out the remembrance of Amalek,' language echoed in the command to annihilate them.
  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (thematic): Mandate to remember Amalek's attack and to wipe out their memory from under heaven—legal/theological background for the commanded extermination.
  • 1 Samuel 15:9 (structural): Narrative contrast: Saul spares Agag and the best of the livestock, directly violating the order in 15:3/15:18 to devote Amalek to destruction.
  • 1 Samuel 30:1-20 (thematic): Later episode in which Amalekites raid Ziklag and are pursued by David—another Israelite confrontation with Amalek that reflects the ongoing enmity and divine command motif.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The LORD sent you on a mission and said, 'Go and utterly destroy the sinners, Amalek, and fight against them until they are consumed.'
  • The LORD sent you on a mission and said, 'Go, devote to destruction the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight them until they perish.'
19 Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD? Why did you rush upon the spoil and do evil in the sight of the LORD?"

1 S.15.19 - Details

Original Text

ולמה לא־ שמעת בקול יהוה ותעט אל־ השלל ותעש הרע בעיני יהוה׃

Morphology

  • ולמה: CONJ
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • שמעת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • בקול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ותעט: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • השלל: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ותעש: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,f,sg
  • הרע: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • בעיני: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 13:13-14 (verbal): Samuel uses nearly identical language to rebuke Saul for failing to obey Yahweh’s command — both passages confront Saul’s disobedience and predict its consequences.
  • Deuteronomy 20:16-18 (thematic): Law concerning herem (the ban): when God commands total destruction of certain peoples, Israelites must not spare persons or take spoil — the legal background for Samuel’s charge against Saul.
  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (allusion): The command to remember Amalek and blot out their memory provides the specific ancient mandate behind Saul’s order to destroy Amalek, which Saul failed to carry out fully.
  • 2 Samuel 12:7-12 (thematic): Nathan’s prophetical rebuke of David similarly confronts a king with his failure before God — both scenes feature a prophet exposing royal disobedience and announcing divine judgment.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD, but rushed on the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD?"
  • Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD, but swooped down on the spoil, and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD?"
20 Saul said to Samuel, "I have obeyed the voice of the LORD; I went on the mission on which the LORD sent me, and I brought back Agag king of Amalek, and I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites."

1 S.15.20 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר שאול אל־ שמואל אשר שמעתי בקול יהוה ואלך בדרך אשר־ שלחני יהוה ואביא את־ אגג מלך עמלק ואת־ עמלק החרמתי׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • שמעתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,sg
  • בקול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ואלך: CONJ+PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • בדרך: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • שלחני: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ואביא: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אגג: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • עמלק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואת: CONJ
  • עמלק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • החרמתי: VERB,hif,perf,1,_,sg

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:2-3 (quotation): God's original command to Saul to attack Amalek and 'utterly destroy' them—this is the directive Saul claims to have obeyed in v.20.
  • 1 Samuel 15:9 (verbal): Narrative counterpoint: Saul spares Agag and the best of the spoil, directly contradicting his claim in v.20 that he brought Agag and destroyed Amalek.
  • 1 Samuel 15:23 (thematic): Samuel's rebuke contrasts claimed obedience with true rebellion—emphasizes that disobedience (not ritual) is the grave offense Saul tries to cover in v.20.
  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (thematic): Earlier Israelite injunction to 'blot out the memory of Amalek' provides the covenantal/legal background for the command Saul asserts he followed.
  • Exodus 17:14-16 (allusion): The first recorded conflict with Amalek and God's vow to oppose them establishes the longstanding enmity and divine mandate behind Saul's mission and his claim of obedience.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Saul answered Samuel, "I did obey the voice of the LORD; I went the way the LORD sent me, and I brought Agag king of Amalek, and I utterly destroyed the Amalekites."
  • Saul said to Samuel, "I did obey the voice of the LORD; I went the way the LORD sent me, and brought Agag king of Amalek, and utterly destroyed the Amalekites."
21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the best of the devoted things, to sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal.

1 S.15.21 - Details

Original Text

ויקח העם מהשלל צאן ובקר ראשית החרם לזבח ליהוה אלהיך בגלגל׃

Morphology

  • ויקח: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • מהשלל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • צאן: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ובקר: CONJ,NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ראשית: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • החרם: VERB,qal,perf,1,pl
  • לזבח: VERB,qal,inf
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אלהיך: NOUN,m,sg,prsuf-2ms
  • בגלגל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:9 (verbal): Same chapter: report that Saul and the people spared the best of the sheep and oxen—verbal parallel to the claim that these were kept for sacrifice.
  • 1 Samuel 15:15 (verbal): Saul's earlier explanation to Samuel that the soldiers took spoil to sacrifice to the LORD—repeats the defense found in v.21.
  • 1 Samuel 15:3 (quotation): God's command to Saul to utterly destroy Amalek and all that they have—quoted/implicit contrast to Saul's retention of spoil for sacrifice.
  • Numbers 31:19-24, 28-30 (thematic): Regulations for the handling, purification, and dedication of war spoil and the LORD's share—provides legal/ritual background for claims about dedicating spoils to God.
  • Deuteronomy 20:16-18 (thematic): Law prescribing complete destruction of certain peoples (no spoils kept) — thematic contrast to Saul's policy of sparing and repurposing spoil for sacrifice.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But the people took of the spoil—sheep and oxen, the best of the devoted things—to sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal.
  • But the people took of the spoil sheep and oxen, the choicest of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal.
22 Samuel said, "Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

1 S.15.22 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר שמואל החפץ ליהוה בעלות וזבחים כשמע בקול יהוה הנה שמע מזבח טוב להקשיב מחלב אילים׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • החפץ: PTCP,qal,act,m,sg
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • בעלות: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • וזבחים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • כשמע: CONJ
  • בקול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • הנה: PART
  • שמע: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • מזבח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • טוב: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • להקשיב: VERB,qal,inf
  • מחלב: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אילים: NOUN,m,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Hosea 6:6 (verbal): God values steadfast love/mercy and knowledge of God more than sacrifice—language closely parallels 'to obey is better than sacrifice.'
  • Proverbs 21:3 (thematic): Doing righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice, echoing the primacy of obedience over ritual offerings.
  • Psalm 51:16-17 (thematic): God does not delight in sacrifices apart from a contrite heart; repentance and obedience are preferred to ritual slaughter.
  • Isaiah 1:11-17 (thematic): God rejects meaningless multitudes of sacrifices while calling for justice, repentance, and ethical behavior instead of empty ritual.
  • Psalm 40:6-8 (quotation): The psalmist declares that God does not desire sacrifice but rather obedience to his will—language later cited in the NT as contrasting sacrifice and doing God's will.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Samuel said, "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
  • Samuel said, "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and stubbornness is as idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you from being king."

1 S.15.23 - Details

Original Text

כי חטאת־ קסם מרי ואון ותרפים הפצר יען מאסת את־ דבר יהוה וימאסך ממלך׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • חטאת: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • קסם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מרי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואון: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ותרפים: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • הפצר: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • יען: CONJ
  • מאסת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • וימאסך: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • ממלך: VERB,qal,inf

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:22 (structural): Immediate context: Samuel’s contrast of obedience and sacrifice sets up v.23’s identification of rebellion and stubbornness as equivalent to serious sins.
  • 1 Samuel 8:7 (verbal): God’s statement that Israel has not rejected Samuel but has ‘rejected me’ as king parallels v.23’s consequence—because Saul rejected Yahweh’s word, Yahweh rejects him from kingship.
  • Deuteronomy 18:10-12 (thematic): The law’s prohibition and condemnation of divination and related practices underlines the comparison in 15:23 that rebellion is ‘as the sin of divination.’
  • Proverbs 29:1 (thematic): The proverb linking repeated rebuke, a hard neck (stubbornness), and sudden ruin echoes 15:23’s equation of stubbornness with destructive sin.
  • Jeremiah 7:24 (verbal): Jeremiah’s language about not listening or inclining the ear and persisting in stubborn counsels parallels the motif of rejecting God’s word and the attendant judgment in 15:23.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and stubbornness is as idolatry and arrogance. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you from being king."
  • For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you from being king."
24 Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice. Now therefore forgive my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD."

1 S.15.24 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר שאול אל־ שמואל חטאתי כי־ עברתי את־ פי־ יהוה ואת־ דבריך כי יראתי את־ העם ואשמע בקולם׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • חטאתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • עברתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • פי: NOUN,m,sg,construct
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ואת: CONJ
  • דבריך: NOUN,m,pl,abs+2ms
  • כי: CONJ
  • יראתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ואשמע: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg
  • בקולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,pl

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:23 (structural): Samuel's immediate reply: disobeying God's command is equivalent to rejecting God—direct theological and narrative response to Saul's confession of sin.
  • Proverbs 29:25 (thematic): “The fear of man lays a snare” parallels Saul's stated motive (“I feared the people”) and highlights the moral hazard of yielding to human fear instead of obeying God.
  • 1 Samuel 13:13-14 (thematic): An earlier episode where Saul disobeys God (acting presumptuously in offering sacrifice) and is rebuked by Samuel—shows a recurring pattern of Saul's failure to obey divine commands.
  • Matthew 10:28-31 (thematic): Jesus' teaching not to fear those who can kill the body but not the soul contrasts with Saul's excuse of fearing people; both passages address the moral consequences of fearing humans rather than God.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned; I have transgressed the command of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
  • Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned; I have transgressed the command of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
25 Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel."

1 S.15.25 - Details

Original Text

ועתה שא נא את־ חטאתי ושוב עמי ואשתחוה ליהוה׃

Morphology

  • ועתה: CONJ
  • שא: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,sg
  • נא: PART
  • את: PRT,acc
  • חטאתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,m,sg
  • ושוב: CONJ+VERB,qal,imp,2,m,sg
  • עמי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1s
  • ואשתחוה: VERB,hitpael,impf,1,sg
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • 2 Samuel 12:13 (verbal): David confesses 'I have sinned against the LORD,' and Nathan replies 'The LORD also hath put away thy sin'—a close verbal parallel to pleading for one’s sin to be removed.
  • Psalm 51:1-2 (verbal): A penitential plea—'Have mercy... blot out my transgressions'—echoes the request to have sin taken away and to be restored for worship.
  • Isaiah 6:5-7 (allusion): Isaiah’s confession of impurity followed by a seraph’s purifying touch ('thy iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged') parallels removal of sin enabling worship.
  • Psalm 32:5 (thematic): The pattern of confession ('I acknowledged my sin unto thee') and subsequent forgiveness corresponds thematically to pleading for sin’s removal and restored relationship with God.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Now therefore, please take my guilt upon me and return with me, that I may worship the LORD."
  • Now therefore, please pardon my sin and return with me, that I may worship the LORD."
26 As Samuel turned to go away, he laid hold of the skirt of his robe, and it tore.

1 S.15.26 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר שמואל אל־ שאול לא אשוב עמך כי מאסתה את־ דבר יהוה וימאסך יהוה מהיות מלך על־ ישראל׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • אשוב: VERB,qal,impf,1,?,sg
  • עמך: NOUN,m,sg,suff-2m
  • כי: CONJ
  • מאסתה: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • וימאסך: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg+PRON,2,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מהיות: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • על: PREP
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:23 (verbal): Almost identical statement of cause and effect: Saul 'rejected the word of the LORD' and therefore 'the LORD has rejected you' as king.
  • 1 Samuel 13:13-14 (thematic): Samuel earlier declares that because Saul acted foolishly he will lose the kingdom; God has sought 'a man after his own heart,' anticipating the replacement of Saul.
  • 1 Samuel 16:1, 16:13 (structural): Following Saul's rejection, God instructs Samuel to anoint David as king (16:1) and Samuel anoints David, after which the Spirit of the LORD comes upon him (16:13).
  • 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 (thematic): Saul's death is ascribed to unfaithfulness and failure to keep the word of the LORD, echoing the reason given for God's rejection of Saul in 1 Samuel 15:26.
  • Acts 13:22 (allusion): The NT recounts Israel's monarchy, citing God's finding 'a man after his own heart' (David) — an interpretive summary of God's rejection of Saul and choice of David found in 1 Samuel.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you; for you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel."
  • Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you; for you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel."
27 And 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.

1 S.15.27 - Details

Original Text

ויסב שמואל ללכת ויחזק בכנף־ מעילו ויקרע׃

Morphology

  • ויסב: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ללכת: VERB,qal,inf
  • ויחזק: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • בכנף: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מעילו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • ויקרע: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • 2 Kings 2:12 (verbal): Elisha ‘rent his clothes’ when Elijah was taken up — the same verb/gesture (tearing a garment) by a prophet as an expression of shock, mourning, or prophetic significance.
  • 2 Samuel 1:11-12 (structural): David and his men tear their clothes on hearing of Saul and Jonathan’s death — same narrative cycle around Saul where tearing garments signals grief and public reaction to Saul’s fate.
  • Job 1:20 (thematic): Job ‘rent his mantle’ and shaved his head on hearing tragic news — a parallel use of tearing clothing as an undoubted expression of intense grief and lamentation.
  • Matthew 26:65 (allusion): The high priest rends his garments at Jesus’ claim — a later Jewish/Christian echo of the ancient gesture of tearing clothes to indicate outrage, grief, or the gravity of a prophetic claim.

Alternative generated candidates

  • As Samuel turned to go away, he laid hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore.
  • Samuel turned to go, and he tore his robe into two pieces.
28 Moreover the Glory of Israel will not lie or change his mind; for he is not a man, that he should change his mind."

1 S.15.28 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר אליו שמואל קרע יהוה את־ ממלכות ישראל מעליך היום ונתנה לרעך הטוב ממך׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אליו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • קרע: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ממלכות: NOUN,f,pl,cs
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מעליך: PREP,2,m
  • היום: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ונתנה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • לרעך: PREP
  • הטוב: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • ממך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 13:14 (thematic): Samuel’s declaration that God will replace Saul resonates with 13:14’s verdict that the LORD has sought ‘a man after his own heart’ and has appointed him to be prince over his people — the idea of divinely choosing a replacement king.
  • 1 Samuel 16:13 (structural): David’s anointing by Samuel (16:13) is the concrete fulfillment of 15:28: the kingdom is taken from Saul and the LORD anoints another to reign.
  • 1 Samuel 24:20 (allusion): Saul’s later acknowledgment of David — blessing him and predicting he will be king over Israel — echoes Samuel’s earlier pronouncement that the kingdom will be given to one ‘better’ than Saul.
  • Psalm 78:70–72 (thematic): This psalm recounts God’s choice of David from the sheepfolds to shepherd Israel, reflecting the theme of God removing one leader and establishing another faithful leader.
  • Acts 13:22 (quotation): In the New Testament, Paul cites the tradition that God ‘sought out a man after his own heart’ (referring to David). This citation connects the motif of divine replacement in Samuel to the early Christian reading of Israel’s kingship history.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
  • And Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you.
29 Then Saul said, "I have sinned; yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD your God."

1 S.15.29 - Details

Original Text

וגם נצח ישראל לא ישקר ולא ינחם כי לא אדם הוא להנחם׃

Morphology

  • וגם: CONJ
  • נצח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • ישקר: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • ולא: CONJ
  • ינחם: VERB,niphal,impf,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • אדם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
  • להנחם: INF,niphal

Parallels

  • Num.23.19 (verbal): Nearly identical wording: 'God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent.' Direct verbal echo and probable intertextual source.
  • Ps.89.34 (thematic): Affirms God's faithfulness and refusal to revoke promises: 'I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips,' paralleling Samuel's claim that God does not lie or repent.
  • Mal.3.6 (thematic): Declares divine immutability ('For I the LORD do not change'), providing the theological basis for saying God does not repent or mislead as a human would.
  • Heb.6.18 (thematic): New Testament reflection on God's unchangeableness and trustworthiness—'it is impossible for God to lie'—echoing the same concern with divine fidelity and the impossibility of divine deceit or regret.
  • Titus 1:2 (thematic): Speaks of God 'who cannot lie' as the guarantor of promised eternal life; a Pauline affirmation of the same attribute asserted in 1 Samuel 15:29.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Moreover, the Glory of Israel will not lie or change his mind; for he is not a man that he should repent."
  • Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie nor change his mind; for he is not a man, that he should repent."
30 So Samuel turned back after Saul; and Saul worshiped the LORD.

1 S.15.30 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר חטאתי עתה כבדני נא נגד זקני־ עמי ונגד ישראל ושוב עמי והשתחויתי ליהוה אלהיך׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • חטאתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,m,sg
  • עתה: ADV
  • כבדני: VERB,piel,imp,2,m,sg
  • נא: PART
  • נגד: PREP
  • זקני: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • עמי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1s
  • ונגד: CONJ+PREP
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ושוב: CONJ+VERB,qal,imp,2,m,sg
  • עמי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1s
  • והשתחויתי: CONJ+VERB,hitpael,perf,1,,sg
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אלהיך: NOUN,m,sg,prsuf-2ms

Parallels

  • 2 Samuel 12:13 (verbal): David's direct confession 'I have sinned against the LORD' after Nathan's rebuke parallels Saul's brief admission 'I have sinned' in response to Samuel's rebuke.
  • Psalm 51:1-4,10 (thematic): David's penitential psalm centers on admission of sin, plea for restoration, and inner humility—themes echoed in Saul's confession and request to worship before Israel.
  • Jonah 3:8-10 (structural): The people's corporate repentance—public humiliation, fasting, and seeking God's mercy—parallels Saul's appeal for communal return and worship despite his sin.
  • 2 Chronicles 33:12-13 (thematic): King Manasseh's humiliation and turning to the LORD after judgment resembles Saul's contrite request to be honored and to lead worship before Israel despite his failure.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Saul said, "I have sinned. Yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD your God."
  • Then Saul said, "I have sinned; yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD your God."
31 Samuel said, "Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites." And Agag came to him delicately. And Agag said, "Surely the bitterness of death is past."

1 S.15.31 - Details

Original Text

וישב שמואל אחרי שאול וישתחו שאול ליהוה׃

Morphology

  • וישב: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אחרי: PREP
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וישתחו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Exod.4.31 (verbal): Same verb of worship/bowing after divine action: "and the people believed... and bowed down and worshipped" (Heb. וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ), paralleling the brief report that Saul worshipped YHWH.
  • Gen.24.26 (verbal): Abraham’s servant "bowed down his head and worshipped the LORD"—a similar succinct formula (bowing/worship) used to mark a pious response to God's guidance.
  • 1Chron.29.20 (structural): David and the assembly bow and worship after a royal liturgical moment; parallels the image of a king (Saul) publicly bowing to YHWH in the aftermath of a prophetic encounter.
  • 1Kgs.21.27-29 (thematic): Ahab’s humbled/penitent response to prophetic judgment (tearing clothes, fasting, humbling) echoes the theme of a monarch reacting to prophetic rebuke—Saul’s worship here functions as a royal response to Samuel’s word.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Samuel returned after Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
  • So Samuel returned after Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
32 But Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.

1 S.15.32 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר שמואל הגישו אלי את־ אגג מלך עמלק וילך אליו אגג מעדנת ויאמר אגג אכן סר מר־ המות׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • הגישו: VERB,hiphil,perf,3,m,pl
  • אלי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אגג: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • עמלק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וילך: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • אליו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • אגג: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מעדנת: ADV
  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אגג: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אכן: ADV
  • סר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • מר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • המות: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:3 (quotation): God's command to Saul to 'destroy Amalek... put to death both man and woman, child and infant'—the divine order that explains why Agag is to be brought before Samuel.
  • 1 Samuel 15:33 (structural): Immediate narrative continuation where Samuel executes Agag—clarifies the outcome implicit in 15:32 and completes the scene.
  • Exodus 17:8-16 (thematic): The first divine confrontation with Amalek (battle at Rephidim) and God's declaration (v.14) to blot out the remembrance of Amalek—provides theological background for Israel's enmity toward Amalek.
  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (thematic): A legal/ethical injunction to remember Amalek's attack and to 'blot out the remembrance of Amalek'—echoes the motive and mandate behind Saul's campaign and Agag's capture.
  • Psalm 83:7-8 (thematic): A psalmic petition that lists Amalek among Israel's enemies to be dealt with—reflects the enduring tradition of Amalek as a nation to be opposed, resonating with the Agag episode.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Samuel said, "Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites." Agag came to him with a gleeful countenance, and Agag said, "Surely the bitterness of death is past."
  • Samuel said, "Bring me Agag king of Amalek." Agag came to him cheerfully; and Agag said, "Surely the bitterness of death is past."
33 Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul.

1 S.15.33 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר שמואל כאשר שכלה נשים חרבך כן־ תשכל מנשים אמך וישסף שמואל את־ אגג לפני יהוה בגלגל׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • כאשר: CONJ
  • שכלה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • נשים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • חרבך: NOUN,f,sg,abs+2ms_suff
  • כן: ADV
  • תשכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • מנשים: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • אמך: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
  • וישסף: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אגג: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לפני: PREP
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בגלגל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:2–3 (quotation): The earlier divine command to Saul to utterly destroy Amalek and its king Agag provides the legal/authoritative basis for Samuel’s execution of Agag in 15:33.
  • 1 Samuel 15:32 (structural): Immediate narrative context: Agag is brought before Samuel alive, setting the scene for Samuel’s fatal act in 15:33.
  • Exodus 17:14–16 (thematic): Yahweh’s declaration of war against Amalek and the command to blot out Amalek’s memory establishes the theological precedent for Israelite destruction of Amalekite leaders like Agag.
  • Deuteronomy 25:17–19 (thematic): The injunction to remember Amalek’s attack and to blot out their memory echoes the rationale for complete destruction of Amalekite peoples and rulers in Samuel’s execution of Agag.
  • 1 Samuel 30:16–19 (thematic): David’s total defeat of the Amalekites (slaying and recovery of spoil) parallels the motif of complete annihilation of Amalek as seen in Samuel’s killing of Agag.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hewed Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
  • Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hewed Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
34 And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.

1 S.15.34 - Details

Original Text

וילך שמואל הרמתה ושאול עלה אל־ ביתו גבעת שאול׃

Morphology

  • וילך: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • הרמתה: NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs+3,f,sg
  • ושאול: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עלה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • ביתו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • גבעת: NOUN,f,sg,cons
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 16:13 (structural): After Samuel anoints David he 'returned to Ramah' — parallels Samuel's return to Ramah here, showing Ramah as Samuel's habitual residence/base.
  • 1 Samuel 7:17 (structural): Earlier description of Samuel's circuit and residence at Ramah ('Samuel judged Israel... and would return to Ramah') — parallels the note that Samuel goes back to Ramah.
  • 1 Samuel 10:26 (verbal): States that 'Saul went home to Gibeah' (or 'to his house at Gibeah') — a near verbal parallel to Saul's return to his house at Gibeah in 15:34.
  • 1 Samuel 9:1–2 (thematic): Introduces Saul as 'Saul son of Kish... a Benjamite of Gibeah of Saul' — thematically connects to 15:34's identification of Saul's home as Gibeah.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul.
  • Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul.
35

1 S.15.35 - Details

Original Text

ולא־ יסף שמואל לראות את־ שאול עד־ יום מותו כי־ התאבל שמואל אל־ שאול ויהוה נחם כי־ המליך את־ שאול על־ ישראל׃

Morphology

  • ולא: CONJ
  • יסף: VERB,qal,juss,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לראות: VERB,qal,inf
  • את: PRT,acc
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עד: PREP
  • יום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מותו: NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • התאבל: VERB,hitp,perf,3,m,sg
  • שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויהוה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • נחם: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • המליך: VERB,hif,perf,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • שאול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • על: PREP
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 15:11 (verbal): Earlier in the same chapter God tells Samuel He 'regrets' having made Saul king (same root נחם/repent), a direct verbal parallel to v.35's statement that the LORD was sorry.
  • 1 Samuel 16:1 (structural): Immediately follows the narrative of Samuel's mourning: God asks how long Samuel will grieve for Saul and sends him to anoint David, continuing the structural development from Saul's rejection to David's rise.
  • Genesis 6:6 (verbal): Uses the same verb of divine regret ('And the LORD regretted/was sorry...') where God regrets creating humanity—parallels the language and concept of God's sorrow over a prior divine decision.
  • Jonah 3:10 (verbal): Describes God 'repenting' or relenting after Nineveh's repentance; parallels the motif of divine change of mind/relenting (נחם) in response to human circumstances or actions.
  • 2 Samuel 1:17-27 (thematic): David's lament over Saul and Jonathan echoes Samuel's mourning for Saul—both passages present sorrow and lamentation at Saul's death and the end of his reign.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, though Samuel mourned for Saul. And the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.
  • Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death; Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.

Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore listen to the words of the LORD. Thus says the LORD of hosts: I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he opposed them on the way when they came up from Egypt. Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have; do not spare them, but put to death man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.

Saul mustered the people and numbered them at Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers, and ten thousand men of Judah.

Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.

Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, depart; withdraw from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt." So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

Saul struck Amalek from Havilah to Shur, which is before Egypt.

He took Agag king of Amalek alive, and devoted to destruction all the people with the edge of the sword. But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep and of the oxen and of the fattened calves and of the lambs and of all that was good; these they kept to sacrifice to the LORD your God; but everything that was despised and worthless they devoted to destruction.

Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel:

"I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not carried out my commandments." Samuel was angry, and he cried out to the LORD all night.

Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, "Saul came to Carmel and set up a monument for himself; then he turned and passed on down to Gilgal."

When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said to him, "Blessed be you before the LORD! I have carried out the command of the LORD."

Samuel said, "Then what is this bleating of sheep in my ears, and the lowing of oxen that I hear?"

Saul said, "The people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the devoted things, to sacrifice to the LORD your God; but the rest we utterly destroyed."

Samuel said to Saul, "Stay; let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night." And Samuel said to him, "Speak on."

Samuel said, "Is it not because you were little in your own eyes that you were made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed you king over Israel? And the LORD sent you on a mission and said, 'Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.'"

Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD? Why did you rush upon the spoil and do evil in the sight of the LORD?"

Saul said to Samuel, "I have obeyed the voice of the LORD; I went on the mission on which the LORD sent me, and I brought back Agag king of Amalek, and I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites." But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the best of the devoted things, to sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal.

Samuel said, "Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and stubbornness is as idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you from being king."

Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice. Now therefore forgive my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD."

Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel."

As Samuel turned to go away, he laid hold of the skirt of his robe, and it tore. And 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.

Moreover the Glory of Israel will not lie or change his mind; for he is not a man, that he should change his mind."

Then Saul said, "I have sinned; yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD your God." So Samuel turned back after Saul; and Saul worshiped the LORD.

Samuel said, "Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites." And Agag came to him delicately. And Agag said, "Surely the bitterness of death is past." But Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.

Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul. And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.