1 Samuel 15:1 Samuel8050 also said559 unto Saul,7586 The LORD3068 sent7971 me to anoint4886 thee tobe king4428 over his people,5971 over Israel:3478 now therefore hearken8085 thou unto the voice6963 of the words1697 of the LORD.30682 Thus saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 I remember6485that which Amalek6002 did6213 to Israel,3478 how he laid7760wait for him in the way,1870 when he came up5927 from Egypt.47143 Now go3212 and smite5221 Amalek,6002 and utterly destroy2763 all that they have, and spare2550 them not; but slay4191 both man376 and woman,802 infant5768 and suckling,3243 ox7794 and sheep,7716 camel1581 and ass.25434 And Saul7586 gathered80852794 the people5971 together,8085 and numbered6485 them in Telaim,2923 two hundred3967 thousand505 footmen,7273 and ten6235 thousand505 men376 of Judah.30635 And Saul7586 came935 to a city5892 of Amalek,6002 and laid wait7378693{Or, fought} in the valley.5158
1 Samuel 15:6 And Saul7586 said559 unto the Kenites,7017 Go,3212 depart,5493 get you down3381 from among8432 the Amalekites,6002 lest I destroy622 you with them: for ye shewed6213 kindness2617 to all the children1121 of Israel,3478 when they came up5927 out of Egypt.4714 So the Kenites7017 departed5493 from among8432 the Amalekites.6003
1 Samuel 15:7 And Saul7586 smote5221 the Amalekites6002 from Havilah2341until thou comest935 to Shur,7793 that is over against6440 Egypt.47148 And he took8610 Agag90 the king4428 of the Amalekites6002 alive,2416 and utterly destroyed2763 all the people5971 with the edge6310 of the sword.27199 But Saul7586 and the people5971 spared2550 Agag,90 and the best4315 of the sheep,6629 and of the oxen,1241 and of the fatlings,4932{Or, of the second sort} and the lambs,3733 and all thatwas good,2896 and would14 not utterly destroy2763 them: but every thing4399thatwas vile5240 and refuse,4549 that they destroyed utterly.2763
1 Samuel 15:10 Then came the word1697 of the LORD3068 unto Samuel,8050 saying,55911 It repenteth5162 me that I have set up4427 Saul7586tobe king:4428 for he is turned back7725 from following310 me, and hath not performed6965 my commandments.1697 And it grieved2734 Samuel;8050 and he cried2199 unto the LORD3068 all night.391512 And when Samuel8050 rose early7925 to meet7125 Saul7586 in the morning,1242 it was told5046 Samuel,8050 saying,559 Saul7586 came935 to Carmel,3760 and, behold, he set him up5324 a place,3027 and is gone about,5437 and passed on,5674 and gone down3381 to Gilgal.153713 And Samuel8050 came935 to Saul:7586 and Saul7586 said559 unto him, Blessed1288be thou of the LORD:3068 I have performed6965 the commandment1697 of the LORD.306814 And Samuel8050 said,559 What meaneth then this bleating6963 of the sheep6629 in mine ears,241 and the lowing6963 of the oxen1241 which I hear?808515 And Saul7586 said,559 They have brought935 them from the Amalekites:6003 for the people5971 spared2550 the best4315 of the sheep6629 and of the oxen,1241 to sacrifice2076 unto the LORD3068 thy God;430 and the rest3498 we have utterly destroyed.276316 Then Samuel8050 said559 unto Saul,7586 Stay,7503 and I will tell5046 thee what the LORD3068 hath said1696 to me this night.3915 And he said559 unto him, Say on.1696
1 Samuel 15:17 And Samuel8050 said,559 When thou wast little6996 in thine own sight,5869wast thou not made the head7218 of the tribes7626 of Israel,3478 and the LORD3068 anointed4886 thee king4428 over Israel?347818 And the LORD3068 sent7971 thee on a journey,1870 and said,559 Go3212 and utterly destroy2763 the sinners2400 the Amalekites,6002 and fight3898 against them until they be consumed.3615{Heb. they consume them}19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey8085 the voice6963 of the LORD,3068 but didst fly5860 upon the spoil,7998 and didst6213 evil7451 in the sight5869 of the LORD?306820 And Saul7586 said559 unto Samuel,8050 Yea, I have obeyed8085 the voice6963 of the LORD,3068 and have gone3212 the way1870 which the LORD3068 sent7971 me, and have brought935 Agag90 the king4428 of Amalek,6002 and have utterly destroyed2763 the Amalekites.600221 But the people5971 took3947 of the spoil,7998 sheep6629 and oxen,1241 the chief7225 of the things which should have been utterly destroyed,2764 to sacrifice2076 unto the LORD3068 thy God430 in Gilgal.153722 And Samuel8050 said,559 Hath the LORD3068asgreat delight2656 in burnt offerings5930 and sacrifices,2077 as in obeying8085 the voice6963 of the LORD?3068 Behold, to obey8085is better2896 than sacrifice,2077and to hearken7181 than the fat2459 of rams.35223 For rebellion4805isas the sin2403 of witchcraft,7081{Heb. divination} and stubbornness6484isas iniquity205 and idolatry.8655 Because thou hast rejected3988 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 he hath also rejected3988 thee from being king.4428
1 Samuel 15:24 And Saul7586 said559 unto Samuel,8050 I have sinned:2398 for I have transgressed5674 the commandment6310 of the LORD,3068 and thy words:1697 because I feared3372 the people,5971 and obeyed8085 their voice.696325 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon5375 my sin,2403 and turn again7725 with me, that I may worship7812 the LORD.306826 And Samuel8050 said559 unto Saul,7586 I will not return7725 with thee: for thou hast rejected3988 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 and the LORD3068 hath rejected3988 thee from being king4428 over Israel.347827 And as Samuel8050 turned about5437 to go away,3212 he laid hold2388 upon the skirt3671 of his mantle,4598 and it rent.716728 And Samuel8050 said559 unto him, The LORD3068 hath rent7167 the kingdom4468 of Israel3478 from thee this day,3117 and hath given5414 it to a neighbour7453 of thine, thatis better2896 than thou.
29 And also the Strength5331{Or, eternity, or, victory} of Israel3478 will not lie8266 nor repent:5162 for he is not a man,120 that he should repent.516230 Then he said,559 I have sinned:2398yet honour3513 me now, I pray thee, before the elders2205 of my people,5971 and before Israel,3478 and turn again7725 with me, that I may worship7812 the LORD3068 thy God.43031 So Samuel8050 turned again7725 after310 Saul;7586 and Saul7586 worshipped7812 the LORD.3068
1 Samuel 15:32 Then said559 Samuel,8050 Bring ye hither5066 to me Agag90 the king4428 of the Amalekites.6002 And Agag90 came3212 unto him delicately.4574 And Agag90 said,559 Surely403 the bitterness4751 of death4194 is past.549333 And Samuel8050 said,559 As thy sword2719 hath made women802 childless,7921 so shall thy mother517 be childless7921 among women.802 And Samuel8050 hewed81582794 Agag90 in pieces8158 before6440 the LORD3068 in Gilgal.1537
1 Samuel 15:34 Then Samuel8050 went3212 to Ramah;7414 and Saul7586 went up5927 to his house1004 to Gibeah1390 of Saul.758635 And Samuel8050 came no more3254 to see7200 Saul7586 until the day3117 of his death:4194 nevertheless3588 Samuel8050 mourned56 for Saul:7586 and the LORD3068 repented5162 that he had made Saul7586 king4427 over Israel.3478