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Agag was likely a descendant of an earlier king with the same name (see Numbers 24:7; compare Esther 3:1).
After Saul disobeyed God by not completely destroying the Amalekites, God rejected him more strongly than before (see 1 Samuel 13:8–14).
Samuel Saul The Amalekites David's Response to Unfriendly Leaders
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Agag: Amalekite king captured and killed by Samuel
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Amalek: A nomadic people, descendants of Esau, enemies of Israel
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Agag: A King of the Amalekites, Taken Prisoner by Saul, and Killed by Samuel Agency in Executing Judgments Amalekites: Defeated by Saul Covetousness: Saul, in Sparing, Agag and the Booty Falsehood: Saul Gilgal: An Altar Built At, and Sacrifice offered Repentance: Saul, at the Rebuke of Samuel for not Destroying the Amalekites Retaliation: The Israelites on the Amalekites Rulers: Wicked: Saul, Sparing Agag and the Best of the Booty The Amalekites: Saul: Massacred War of Extermination