1 Samuel 15:8 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 15:8

6 Then Saul said to ^athe Kenites, ^b“Go, depart, get down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For ^cyou showed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

7 ^aAnd Saul attacked the Amalekites, from ^bHavilah all the way to ^cShur, which is east of Egypt.

8 ^aHe also took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and ^butterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

9 But Saul and the people ^aspared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and were unwilling to utterly destroy them. But everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed.

Saul Rejected as King

10 Now the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,

11 ^a“I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has ^bturned back from following Me, ^cand has not performed My commandments.” And it ^dgrieved Samuel, and he cried out to the Lord all night.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 15:8

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American Standard Version
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

Amplified® Bible
And he took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, though he utterly destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.

Contemporary English Version
Every Amalekite was killed except King Agag.

Darby English Version
And he took Agag the king of Amalek alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

Good News Bible
he captured King Agag of Amalek alive and killed all the people.

King James Version
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

New American Standard Bible
He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

New International Version
He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword.

New King James Version
He also took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

Revised Standard Version
And he took Agag the king of the Amal'ekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

Young's Literal Translation
and he catcheth Agag king of Amalek alive, and all the people he hath devoted by the mouth of the sword;

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Saul Rejected as King

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