1 Samuel 15:20

Translations

Modern

“But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.

Traditional

And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

Literal

And Saul said to Samuel, “Because I have listened to the voice of YHWH and gone in the way that YHWH sent me and brought back Agag king of Amalek, and the Amalekite I have devoted to destruction.

Latin

Et ait Saul ad Samuelem: Immo audivi vocem Domini, et ambulavi in via per quam misit me Dominus, et adduxi Agag regem Amalec, et Amalec interfeci.

Original

Hebrew

English

“But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.

Notes

1 Samuel 15:1–35

After Saul disobeyed God by not completely destroying the Amalekites, God rejected him more strongly than before (see 1 Samuel 13:8–14).

Theme notes and profiles

Samuel Saul The Amalekites David's Response to Unfriendly Leaders The Spirit’s Presence

Events

Reign of Saul

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Job 34:5
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1 Samuel 15:8
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Job 40:8
Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?

People

Agag: Amalekite king captured and killed by Samuel Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel

Places

Amalek: A nomadic people, descendants of Esau, enemies of Israel

Glossary

Agag Amalek, Amalekites Gilgal Samuel (Person) Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Amalekites: Defeated by Saul Christian Minister: Expostulate with Rulers: Samuel with Saul Church and State: Ecclesiastical Power Superior to Civil: Reproves Rulers Falsehood: Saul Gilgal: An Altar Built At, and Sacrifice offered Repentance: Saul, at the Rebuke of Samuel for not Destroying the Amalekites Reproof: Faithfulness in Samuel, of Saul Responsibility: Attempts to Shift: Saul Rulers: Wicked: Saul, Sparing Agag and the Best of the Booty Self-Righteousness: Saul Self-Will and Stubbornness: Saul Self-Will: King Saul The Amalekites: Governed by Kings The Amalekites: Saul: Condemned for not Utterly Destroying

1 Samuel 15:20

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