1 Samuel 15:11
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11 “I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.” Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the Lord all night.
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1 Samuel 13:13
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13 “How foolish!” Samuel exclaimed. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you. Had you kept it, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.
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Genesis 6:6
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6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.
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Psalm 119:136
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136 Rivers of tears gush from my eyes
because people disobey your instructions.
2 Samuel 24:16
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16 But as the angel was preparing to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
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Jeremiah 9:18
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18 Quick! Begin your weeping!
Let the tears flow from your eyes.
Psalm 36:3
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3 Everything they say is crooked and deceitful.
They refuse to act wisely or do good.
1 Samuel 15:35-16:1
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35 Samuel never went to meet with Saul again, but he mourned constantly for him. And the Lord was sorry he had ever made Saul king of Israel.
Samuel Anoints David as King
16 Now the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”
1 Samuel 15:9
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9 Saul and his men spared Agag’s life and kept the best of the sheep and goats, the cattle, the fat calves, and the lambs—everything, in fact, that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality.
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1 Samuel 15:3
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3 Now go and completely destroy[a] the entire Amalekite nation—men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys.”
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Hebrews 10:38
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38 And my righteous ones will live by faith.[a]
But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”[b]
Romans 9:1-3
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God’s Selection of Israel
9 With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it. 2 My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief 3 for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters.[a] I would be willing to be forever cursed—cut off from Christ!—if that would save them.
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- 9:3 Greek my brothers.
Luke 19:41-44
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Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
41 But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep. 42 “How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes. 43 Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side. 44 They will crush you into the ground, and your children with you. Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place, because you did not recognize it when God visited you.[a]”
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- 19:44 Greek did not recognize the time of your visitation, a reference to the Messiah’s coming.
Matthew 5:44
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44 But I say, love your enemies![a] Pray for those who persecute you!
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- 5:44 Some manuscripts add Bless those who curse you. Do good to those who hate you. Compare Luke 6:27-28.
Jeremiah 13:17
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17 And if you still refuse to listen,
I will weep alone because of your pride.
My eyes will overflow with tears,
because the Lord’s flock will be led away into exile.
Jeremiah 9:1
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9 [a]If only my head were a pool of water
and my eyes a fountain of tears,
I would weep day and night
for all my people who have been slaughtered.
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- 9:1 Verse 9:1 is numbered 8:23 in Hebrew text.
Psalm 125:5
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5 But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord.
Take them away with those who do evil.
May Israel have peace!
Psalm 110:4
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4 The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow:
“You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Psalm 109:4
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4 I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations
even as I am praying for them!
Psalm 78:57
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57 They turned back and were as faithless as their parents.
They were as undependable as a crooked bow.
1 Kings 9:6-7
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6 “But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the commands and decrees I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods, 7 then I will uproot Israel from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make Israel an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations.
1 Samuel 12:23
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23 “As for me, I will certainly not sin against the Lord by ending my prayers for you. And I will continue to teach you what is good and right.
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Joshua 22:16
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16 “The whole community of the Lord demands to know why you are betraying the God of Israel. How could you turn away from the Lord and build an altar for yourselves in rebellion against him?
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Luke 6:12
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Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
12 One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.
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Matthew 24:13
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13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
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