1SA 15:20 Parallel View

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ULT And Saul said to Samuel, “I have listened to the voice of Yahweh, and have gone on the way that Yahweh sent me. And I have brought Agag the king of Amalek and have completely destroyed Amalek.

UST Saul replied to Samuel, “I did what Yahweh sent me to do! I brought back King Agag, but we killed everyone else!

BSB § “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.

OEB And Saul said to Samuel, ‘I have obeyed the voice of the Lord and have gone on the expedition which the Lord sent me on and have brought back Agag the king of the Amalekites and have completely destroyed the Amalekites.

WEB Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed Yahweh’s voice, and have gone the way which Yahweh sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

WMB Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed the LORD’s voice, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

NET Then Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed the Lord! I went on the campaign the Lord sent me on. I brought back King Agag of the Amalekites after exterminating the Amalekites.

LSV And Saul says to Samuel, “Because—I have listened to the voice of YHWH, and I go in the way which YHWH has sent me, and bring in Agag king of Amalek, and I have devoted Amalek;

FBV “But I did do what the Lord ordered!” Saul replied. “I went and did what the Lord sent me to do. I brought back Agag, king of Amalek, and completely destroyed the Amalekites.

T4T Saul replied to Samuel, “Hey, I did what Yahweh sent me to do! I brought back King Agag, but we killed everyone else!

LEB Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have listened to the voice of Yahweh, and I have gone on the way that Yahweh sent me! I brought Agag the king of Amalek, and the Amalekites I have utterly destroyed.

BBE And Saul said, Truly, I have done the orders of the Lord and have gone the way the Lord sent me; I have taken Agag, the king of Amalek, and have given the Amalekites up to destruction.

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JPS And Saul said unto Samuel: 'Yea, I have hearkened to 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.

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

DRA And Saul said to Samuel: Yea I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord, and have walked in the way by which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalec, and Amalec I have slain.

YLT And Saul saith unto Samuel, 'Because — I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and I go in the way which Jehovah hath sent me, and bring in Agag king of Amalek, and Amalek I have devoted;

DBY And Saul said to Samuel, I have indeed hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and have gone the way which Jehovah sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

RV 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.

WBS And Saul said to 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.

KJB 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.

BB And Saul sayde vnto Samuel: Yea, I haue hearkened vnto the voyce of the Lorde, and haue gone the way which the Lord sent me vnto, & haue brought Agag the kyng of Amalek, and haue destroyed the Amalekites.
(And Saul said unto Samuel: Yea, I have hearkened unto the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me unto, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have destroyed the Amalekites.)

GNV And Saul saide vnto Samuel, Yea, I haue obeyed the voyce of the Lord, and haue gone the way which the Lord sent me, and haue brought Agag the King of Amalek, and haue destroyed the Amalekites.
(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 destroyed the Amalekites. )

CB Saul answered Samuel: Yee I haue herkened vnto the voyce of the LORDE, & haue gone the waye that ye LORDE sent me, and broughte Agag the kynge of the Amalechites, & damned the Amalechites:
(Saul answered Samuel: Yee I have herkened unto the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way that ye/you_all LORD sent me, and broughte Agag the king of the Amalechites, and damned the Amalechites:)

WYC And Saul seide to Samuel, Yhis, Y herde the `vois of the Lord, and Y yede in the weie, bi which the Lord sente me, and Y haue brouyt Agag, the kyng of Amalech, and Y killide Amalech.
(And Saul said to Samuel, Yhis, I heard the `vois of the Lord, and I went in the way, by which the Lord sent me, and I have brouyt Agag, the king of Amalech, and I killide Amalech.)

LUT Saul antwortete Samuel: Habe ich doch der Stimme des HErrn gehorchet und bin hingezogen des Weges, den mich der HErr sandte; und habe Agag, der Amalekiter König, gebracht und die Amalekiter verbannet.
(Saul antwortete Samuel: goods I though/but the Stimme the HErrn gehorchet and bin hingezogen the Weges, the me the LORD sandte; and have Agag, the Amalekiter king, gebracht and the Amalekiter verbannet.)

CLV 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.
(And he_said Saul to Samuelem: Immo audivi vocem Domini, and ambulavi in road per how misit me Master, and adduxi Agag regem Amalec, and Amalec interfeci. )

BRN And Saul said to Samuel, Because I listened to the voice of the people: yet I went the way by which the Lord sent me, and I brought Agag the king of Amalec, and I destroyed Amalec.

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Σαοὺλ πρὸς Σαμουὴλ, διὰ τὸ ἀκοῦσαί με τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ ἐπορεύθην τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἀπέστειλέ με Κύριος, καὶ ἤγαγον τὸν ʼΑγὰγ βασιλέα ʼΑμαλὴκ, καὶ τὸν ʼΑμαλὴκ ἐξωλόθρευσα.
(Kai eipe Saʼoul pros Samouaʸl, dia to akousai me taʸs fōnaʸs tou laou, kai eporeuthaʸn taʸ hodōi haʸ apesteile me Kurios, kai aʸgagon ton ʼAgag basilea ʼAmalaʸk, kai ton ʼAmalaʸk exōlothreusa. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Complete Destruction

God instructed Saul to “completely destroy” the Amalekites, who had ambushed the Israelites after the Exodus (see Exod 17:8-16; Deut 25:17-19). The Hebrew word kharam (“completely destroy”) often means dedicating something or someone completely to the Lord, either by destroying it (1 Sam 15:3; Josh 6:17-18) or by giving it as an offering (see Lev 27:28-29; Josh 6:19).

Complete destruction was called for in cases where those to be destroyed had committed a severe offense against God, such as worshiping false gods (Deut 7:1-6; 13:12-18). In 1 Samuel 15:3, complete destruction is prescribed as God’s judgment on a nation that mistreated his chosen people. Those who curse God’s family are, in turn, cursed (Gen 12:3).

God still judges the godless and impenitent. But in the new covenant, Christians are not called to be agents of such judgment. God calls us to exercise his mercy toward those who wrong us (see Luke 9:51-56). We must completely destroy whatever within ourselves wars against Christ (Rom 8:12-13; Col 3:5). And we must overcome the enemies of Christ by our faith, by the Good News, and by our love (Eph 6:10-20; 1 Jn 2:9-17). God will mete out judgment according to his justice and in his time (Rom 12:19; 2 Thes 1:6-10).

Passages for Further Study

Exod 22:20; Lev 27:28-29; Num 21:2-3; Deut 7:1-6, 26; 13:12-18; Josh 6:17-19; 7:11-26; 1 Sam 15:3; 1 Kgs 20:42; Isa 43:26-28

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) I have indeed obeyed the voice of Yahweh

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shāʼūl to/towards Shəmū\sup ʼēl\sup* which/who I_heard in/on/at/with,voice YHWH and,went in/on/at/with,mission which/who sent,me YHWH and,brought_back DOM Agag king ˊₐmālēq and=DOM ˊₐmālēqites utterly_destroyed )

This is an emphatic statement. It is unclear if Saul thought this was true, or if he was simply making excuses for his sin.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) the voice of Yahweh

Here “voice” refers to the commands that Yahweh spoke. Alternate translation: “the things that Yahweh commanded”

Note 2 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Agag

This is the name of the king of the Amalekites.

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