1 Samuel 15:15-17

Living Bible

¹⁵ “It’s true that the army spared the best of the sheep and oxen,” Saul admitted, “but they are going to sacrifice them to the Lord your God; and we have destroyed everything else.”

¹⁶ Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop! Listen to what the Lord told me last night!”

“What was it?” Saul asked.

¹⁷ And Samuel told him, “When you didn’t think much of yourself, God made you king of Israel.