1 Samuel 15:17
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17 So Samuel said, (A)“When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel?
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1 Samuel 15:17
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17 Samuel said, “Although you were once small(A) in your own eyes, did you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.
1 Samuel 9:21
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21 And Saul answered and said, (A)“Am I not a Benjamite, of the (B)smallest of the tribes of Israel, and (C)my family the least of all the families of the [a]tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?”
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- 1 Samuel 9:21 Lit. tribes
1 Samuel 9:21
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21 Saul answered, “But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe(A) of Israel, and is not my clan the least(B) of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin?(C) Why do you say such a thing to me?”
1 Samuel 15:1-3
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Saul Spares King Agag
15 Samuel also said to Saul, (A)“The Lord sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore, 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, (B)how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt. 3 Now go and (C)attack[a] Amalek, and (D)utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’ ”
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- 1 Samuel 15:3 Lit. strike
1 Samuel 15:1-3
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The Lord Rejects Saul as King
15 Samuel said to Saul, “I am the one the Lord sent to anoint(A) you king over his people Israel; so listen now to the message from the Lord. 2 This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I will punish the Amalekites(B) for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt. 3 Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally(C) destroy[a] all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
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- 1 Samuel 15:3 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 8, 9, 15, 18, 20 and 21.
1 Samuel 10:22
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22 Therefore they (A)inquired of the Lord further, “Has the man come here yet?”
And the Lord answered, “There he is, hidden among the equipment.”
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1 Samuel 10:22
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22 So they inquired(A) further of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?”
And the Lord said, “Yes, he has hidden himself among the supplies.”
1 Samuel 10:1
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Samuel Anoints Saul
10 Then (A)Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, (B)and kissed him and said: “Is it not because (C)the Lord has anointed you commander over (D)His [a]inheritance?
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- 1 Samuel 10:1 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX people Israel; and you shall rule the people of the Lord; LXX, Vg. add And you shall deliver His people from the hands of their enemies all around them. And this shall be a sign to you, that God has anointed you to be a prince.
1 Samuel 10:1
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10 Then Samuel took a flask(A) of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed(B) you ruler over his inheritance?[a](C)
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- 1 Samuel 10:1 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate over his people Israel? You will reign over the Lord’s people and save them from the power of their enemies round about. And this will be a sign to you that the Lord has anointed you ruler over his inheritance:
Matthew 18:4
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4 (A)Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 18:4
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4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.(A)
Hosea 13:1
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Relentless Judgment on Israel
13 When Ephraim spoke, trembling,
He exalted himself in Israel;
But when he offended through Baal worship, he died.
Hosea 13:1
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The Lord’s Anger Against Israel
Judges 6:15
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15 So he said to Him, “O [a]my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed (A)my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”
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- Judges 6:15 Heb. Adonai, used of God
Judges 6:15
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15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan(A) is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.(B)”
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