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Saul Disobeys the Lord

15 Samuel told Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you king over his people, Israel. Now listen to the words[a] of the Lord. This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘I’ll punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, when he set himself against Israel[b] in the way, as they were going up from Egypt. Now, go and attack Amalek. Completely destroy[c] all that they have. Don’t spare them, but put to death both man and woman, child and infant, both ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 15:1 Lit. the sound of the words
  2. 1 Samuel 15:2 Lit. him
  3. 1 Samuel 15:3 The Heb. term destroy involved consecration of things or people to the Lord either by destruction or by an offering; and so throughout the chapter