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About this Bible word search
This free online puzzle is based on 1 Samuel 15:10–35 in the World English Bible. The word bank contains 30 passage-related words, and the default Easy puzzle starts with 15 words. Use the verse references for study, or print the worksheet for offline use.
Story in this passage
Saul rejected as king
The LORD tells Samuel that Saul has turned back from obedience, and Samuel confronts him at Gilgal. Saul claims that the spared animals were kept for sacrifice, but Samuel answers that obedience is better than sacrifice and declares that God has rejected Saul as king.
- Setting
- Gilgal, after Saul’s incomplete destruction of Amalek.
- Main events
- Samuel confronts Saul, exposes the spared plunder, declares God’s judgment, Saul admits his failure, and Samuel executes Agag before returning home.
- Why it matters
- The passage marks the decisive break in Saul’s reign and establishes that ritual sacrifice cannot substitute for obedience to God.
This overview paraphrases the cited passage in the World English Bible.
Passage vocabulary
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COMMANDMENTS
1 Samuel 15:11 -
STUBBORNNESS
1 Samuel 15:23 -
TRANSGRESSED
1 Samuel 15:24 -
COMMANDMENT
1 Samuel 15:13 -
AMALEKITES
1 Samuel 15:15 -
BITTERNESS
1 Samuel 15:32 -
CHEERFULLY
1 Samuel 15:32 -
SACRIFICES
1 Samuel 15:22 -
WITCHCRAFT
1 Samuel 15:23 -
CHILDLESS
1 Samuel 15:33 -
DESTROYED
1 Samuel 15:15 -
FOLLOWING
1 Samuel 15:11 -
OFFERINGS
1 Samuel 15:22 -
PERFORMED
1 Samuel 15:11 -
REBELLION
1 Samuel 15:23 -
SACRIFICE
1 Samuel 15:15 -
THEREFORE
1 Samuel 15:25 -
WORSHIPED
1 Samuel 15:31 -
ANOINTED
1 Samuel 15:17 -
BLEATING
1 Samuel 15:14 -
CONSUMED
1 Samuel 15:18 -
IDOLATRY
1 Samuel 15:23 -
MONUMENT
1 Samuel 15:12 -
NEIGHBOR
1 Samuel 15:28 -
REJECTED
1 Samuel 15:23 -
STRENGTH
1 Samuel 15:29 -
TERAPHIM
1 Samuel 15:23 -
BLESSED
1 Samuel 15:13 -
BROUGHT
1 Samuel 15:15 -
DELIGHT
1 Samuel 15:22
Places in this passage
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Carmel 1
Khirbet el Kirmil
1 Samuel 15:12 -
Gibeah 1
Tel el Ful
1 Samuel 15:34 -
Amalek
1 Samuel 15:20, 1 Samuel 15:32
Likely -
Gilgal 1
Bedhat esh Sha’ab
1 Samuel 15:12, 1 Samuel 15:21, 1 Samuel 15:33
Approximate -
Ramah 4
Al Ram
1 Samuel 15:34
Approximate
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Scripture text: World English Bible (WEB),
public domain. Place data adapted from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data,
licensed CC BY 4.0;
locations may be approximate or disputed. Some source data may incorporate OpenStreetMap data,
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