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.”

"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." - 1 Samuel 15:11
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What does 1 Samuel 15:11 mean?

The verse 1 Samuel 15:11 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "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." This verse is part of a larger passage in the Old Testament that…

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The Heart of God: Understanding Divine Regret

In 1 Samuel 15:11, we encounter a profound expression of God's sorrow: "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." This verse…

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A Cry of Repentance and Restoration

O Sovereign Lord, In the stillness of this moment, we come before Your throne of grace, humbled and contrite. We remember the sorrowful words from 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…

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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."
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1 Samuel 11:15 - "And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly."
1 Samuel 15:10 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,"
1 Samuel 7:15 - "And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life."
1 Samuel 15:31 - "So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD."
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1 Samuel 15:22
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1 Samuel 15:34 - "¶ Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul."
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1 Samuel 3:15 - "¶ And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision."
1 Samuel 28:15
1 Samuel 9:15 - "¶ Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,"
1 Samuel 13:11
1 Samuel 28:15-20
1 Samuel 11:14 - "Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there."
2 Samuel 15:11 - "And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing."
1 Samuel 21:10-15
1 Samuel 28:15-19
1 Samuel 15:27 - "And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent."
1 Samuel 15:13 - "And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD."
1 Samuel 10:15 - "And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you."
1 Samuel 15:14 - "And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?"
1 Samuel 28:15 Saul is desperate
1 Samuel 15:1 - "Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD."
1 Samuel 15:5 - "And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley."