1 Samuel 15:23
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
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
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
for a sin of divination <FI>is<Fi> rebellion, and iniquity and teraphim <FI>is<Fi> stubbornness; because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, He also doth reject thee from <FI>being<Fi> king.'
For to go against his orders is like the sin of those who make use of secret arts, and pride is like giving worship to images. Because you have put away from you the word of the Lord, he has put you from your place as king.
Cross References
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
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Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the …
Ye have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you.
Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the Lord thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that …
And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning …
But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the …
But if ye will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then …
If ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of …