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The First Book of Samuel 15

15 And Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to anoint you as king over his people, over Israel. And now, listen to the voice of the words of Yahweh.

2 Thus says Yahweh of Armies, ‘I observed what Amalek did to Israel when he set against him in the way in his coming up from Egypt. 3 Now go and strike Amalek and devote all that is to him, and do not have compassion on him, but kill from man to woman, from child and to infant, from ox and to sheep, from camel and to donkey.’ ” 4 And Saul made the people hear, and he mustered them at Telaim, 200,000 footsoldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. 5 Then Saul came to the city of Amalek, and he lay in ambush in the wadi. 6 And Saul said to the Kenite, “Go, depart, go down from the midst of the Amalekite, lest I remove you with him. For you yourself did kindness with all of the sons of Israel in their coming up from Egypt.” And the Kenite departed from the midst of Amalek. 7 And Saul struck Amalek from Havilah to your coming to Shur, which is on the face of Egypt. 8 Now he seized Agag, the king of Amalek, alive, but he devoted all of the people to the mouth of the sword. 9 But Saul and the people had compassion on Agag and on the best of the sheep and the cattle and the second ones and on the lambs and on all of the good, and they were not willing to devote them. But all of the despised and weakened property, they devoted it. 10 And the word of Yahweh was to Samuel, saying, 11 “I regret that I have made Saul reign as king, for he has turned from after me and has not raised up my words.” And it was hot to Samuel, and he cried out to Yahweh all of the night. 12 And Samuel arose early in the morning to meet Saul. And it was declared to Samuel, saying, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he was setting up a hand for himself, then he turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal.” 13 And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “May you be blessed by Yahweh! I have raised up the word of Yahweh.” 14 And Samuel said, “Then what is this sound of a flock in my ears? And the sound of cattle that I am hearing?” 15 And Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekite. For the people had compassion on the best of the flock and the cattle, to sacrifice them to Yahweh your God. But the remainder, we devoted.” 16 And Samuel said to Saul, “Stop, and let me declare to you what Yahweh spoke to me this night.” And he said to him, “Speak.” 17 And Samuel said, “Is it not, if you were small in your eyes, you are the head of the tribes of Israel? For Yahweh has anointed you as king over Israel. 18 And Yahweh sent you on your way, and he said, ‘Go, and you shall devote the sinners, Amalek. And you shall fight with him until the finishing of them.’ 19 So why did you not listen to the voice of Yahweh? But you swooped down on the plunder, and you did evil in the eyes of Yahweh.” 20 But Saul said to Samuel that, “I have listened to the voice of Yahweh, and I have gone on the way that Yahweh sent me. And I have brought Agag, the king of Amalek, and I have devoted Amalek. 21 And the people took from the plunder sheep and cattle, the first of the devoted thing, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God at Gilgal.” 22 And Samuel said,

“Is the delight of Yahweh in burnt offerings and sacrifices

as in listening to the voice of Yahweh?

Behold, listening is better than sacrifice,

to pay attention than the fat of rams.

23 For rebellion is the sin of divination,

and to insist is iniquity and teraphim.

Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh,

he has rejected you from being king.”

24 And Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned. For I have crossed over the mouth of Yahweh and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice. 25 But now, please take away my sin and return with me so I may worship Yahweh.” 26 But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you. For you have rejected the word of Yahweh, so Yahweh has rejected you from being king over Israel.” 27 And Samuel turned to go, but he seized the edge of his robe, and it was torn. 28 And Samuel said to him, “Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from upon you today, and he has given it to your fellow, one better than you. 29 For indeed the Glory of Israel does not lie and does not change his mind. For he is not a man, to change his mind.” 30 And he said, “I have sinned! Now please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me so I may worship Yahweh your God.” 31 So Samuel returned behind Saul, and Saul worshiped Yahweh. 32 And Samuel said, “Bring Agag, the king of Amalek, to me.” And Agag went to him in bonds. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death has turned aside.” 33 But Samuel said,

“Just as your sword has made women childless,

so your mother will be childless among women.”

And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces to the face of Yahweh at Gilgal. 34 Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul. 35 And Samuel did not resume to see Saul up to the day of his death, but Samuel mourned for Saul. And Yahweh regretted that he had made Saul reign over Israel.

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