Leviticus 27:29

New International Version

²⁹“‘No person devoted to destruction^[a] may be ransomed; they are to be put to death.^(A)

Footnotes

Leviticus 27:29 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

Leviticus 27:29 in all English translations

1 Samuel 15:18-23

New International Version

¹⁸And he sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; wage war against them until you have wiped them out.’ ¹⁹Why did you not obey the Lord? Why did you pounce on the plunder^(A) and do evil in the eyes of the Lord?”

²⁰“But I did obey^(B) the Lord,” Saul said. “I went on the mission the Lord assigned me. I completely destroyed the Amalekites and brought back Agag their king. ²¹The soldiers took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of what was devoted to God, in order to sacrifice them to the Lord your God at Gilgal.”

²²But Samuel replied:

“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
    as much as in obeying the Lord?
To obey is better than sacrifice,^(C)
    and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
²³For rebellion is like the sin of divination,^(D)
    and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected^(E) the word of the Lord,
    he has rejected you as king.”

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Numbers 21:2-3

New International Version

²Then Israel made this vow^(A) to the Lord: “If you will deliver these people into our hands, we will totally destroy^[a]^(B) their cities.” ³The Lord listened to Israel’s plea and gave the Canaanites^(C) over to them. They completely destroyed them^(D) and their towns; so the place was named Hormah.^[b]^(E)

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Footnotes

Numbers 21:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 3.
Numbers 21:3 Hormah means destruction.