1 Samuel 15:16-19 ▼

16 “Stop! ” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” he replied.

17 Samuel continued, “Although you once considered yourself unimportant, haven’t you become the leader of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel

18 and then sent you on a mission and said, ‘Go and completely destroy the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have annihilated them.’

19 So why didn’t you obey the LORD? Why did you rush on the plunder and do what was evil in the LORD’s sight? ”