1 Samuel 13:9

Which verses does 1 Samuel 13:9 point to?

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1. 1 Kings 3:45 votes

   Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.

2. Proverbs 21:274 votes

   The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!

3. Proverbs 15:83 votes

   The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

4. Proverbs 21:33 votes

   To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.

5. Deuteronomy 12:62 votes

   To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

6. 1 Samuel 13:12–132 votes

   I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.” “You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.

7. 1 Samuel 14:182 votes

   Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)

8. 1 Samuel 15:21–222 votes

   The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal.” But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

9. 2 Samuel 24:252 votes

   And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.

10. Isaiah 66:32 votes

    Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.

11. Psalm 37:71 vote
12. Proverbs 20:221 vote

Which verses point to 1 Samuel 13:9?

Ranked by reader votes.

• 1 Samuel 10:8 4
• Exodus 24:14 2
• 1 Samuel 28:18 2
• Ezekiel 25:15 2