1 Samuel 15:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Repenteth me

Hath not performed

1 Samuel 15:3

1 Samuel 13:13

It grieved

Romans 9:1

He cried

General references

Numbers 12:13

Psalm 119:136

Bible References

Repenteth me

Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul, and the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.

Then the LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and he was deeply grieved about that.

As the angel was stretching out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD was grieved because of the calamity, so he told the angel who was afflicting the people, "Enough! Stay your hand!" So the angel of the LORD remained near the threshing floor that belonged to Araunah the Jebusite.

The LORD took an oath and will never recant: "You are a priest forever, after the manner of Melchizedek."

At one moment I may speak about a nation or a kingdom to uproot it, pull it down, or destroy it.

So the LORD relented from this. "This will not happen," said the LORD.

God took note of what they did that they turned from their evil ways. Because God relented concerning the trouble about which he had warned them, he did not carry it out.

So he prayed to the LORD, "LORD, isn't this what I said while I was still in my home country? That's why I fled previously to Tarshish, because I knew you're a compassionate God, slow to anger, overflowing with gracious love, and reluctant to send trouble.

Hath not performed

Now, go and attack Amalek. Completely destroy all that they have. Don't spare them, but put to death both man and woman, child and infant, both ox and sheep, camel and donkey.'"

Then Samuel told Saul, "You have acted foolishly. You haven't obeyed the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you. For then the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever,

It grieved

Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul, and the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.

The LORD told Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I've rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I'm sending you to Jesse from Bethlehem because I've chosen for myself one of his sons as king."

My eyes shed rivers of tears, when others do not obey your instruction. Tsade

"Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears, for then I would cry day and night for those of my people who have been killed.

If you don't listen, I'll cry secretly because of your pride. My eyes will cry bitterly, flowing tears, because the LORD's flock has been taken captive.

When he came closer and saw the city, he began to grieve over it:

I am telling the truth because I belong to the Messiah I am not lying, and my conscience confirms it by means of the Holy Spirit.

He cried

Now as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. I'll also instruct you in the way that is good and right.

Instead of receiving my love, they accuse me, though I continue in prayer.

But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

Now it was in those days that Jesus went to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night in prayer to God.

General references

So Moses prayed to the LORD: "O LORD, please heal her."

My eyes shed rivers of tears, when others do not obey your instruction. Tsade