1 Samuel 15:11
It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night.
Context
This verse from 1 Samuel Chapter 15 connects to 10 cross-references. Samuel commands Saul to completely destroy the Amalekites and all their livestock; Saul defeats them but spares king Agag and the best of the livestock. Samuel confronts Saul, who claims the animals were spared for sacrifice; Samuel declares that obedience …
Other Translations
It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And Samuel was wroth; and he cried unto Jehovah all night.
`I have repented that I caused Saul to reign for king, for he hath turned back from after Me, and My words he hath not performed;' and it is displeasing to Samuel, and he crieth unto Jehovah all the night.
It is no longer my pleasure for Saul to be king; for he is turned back from going in my ways, and has not done my orders. And Samuel was very sad, crying to the Lord in prayer all night.
Cross References
And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of …
Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but …
And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, …
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man …
But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the …
And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and …
And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning …
And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil, …
But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments …