Why did God command the killing of people in 1 Samuel 15:3? Does God support genocide and violence?  This article explains how this is a reflection of the justice of God.

How do you deal with grief in ministry? This article draws six lessons from 1 Samuel 15:34-16:1 on how to face grief in ministry.

This article considers the account of the Amalekite genocide in 1 Samuel 15:3. It works through the concern commonly raised regarding God's goodness. It shows who the Amalekites were, the role they played in salvation history, and how the passage points ahead to Jesus Christ.

God regretted, or repented, that he made Saul king (1 Samuel 15:11), for Saul had turned back from following the Lord. God's repentance was His reaction to Saul's disobedience.