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[8] And he took Agag the king of the Amal'ekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.  

[8] And he took Agag the king of the Amal'ekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.  

[9] But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep and of the oxen and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them; all that was despised and worthless they utterly destroyed.  

[9] But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep and of the oxen and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them; all that was despised and worthless they utterly destroyed.  

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[10] The word of the LORD came to Samuel:  

 

The word of the LORD came to Samuel:  

[11] "I repent that I have made Saul king; for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments." And Samuel was angry; and he cried to the LORD all night.  

[11] "I repent that I have made Saul king; for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments." And Samuel was angry; and he cried to the LORD all night.  

[14] And Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?"  

[14] And Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?"  

[15] Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amal'ekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed."  

[15] Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amal'ekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed."  

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[16] Then Samuel said to Saul, "Stop! I will tell you what the LORD said to me this night." And he said to him, "Say on."  

 

Then Samuel said to Saul, "Stop! I will tell you what the LORD said to me this night." And he said to him, "Say on."  

 

And Samuel said, "Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.  

[17] And Samuel said, "Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.  

[18] And the LORD sent you on a mission, and said, `Go, utterly destroy the sinners, the Amal'ekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.'  

[18] And the LORD sent you on a mission, and said, `Go, utterly destroy the sinners, the Amal'ekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.'  

Because you have rejected the word of the LORD,

Because you have rejected the word of the LORD,

he has also rejected you from being king."

he has also rejected you from being king."

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[24] And Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.  

 

And Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.  

[25] Now therefore, I pray, pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD."  

[25] Now therefore, I pray, pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD."  

[27] As Samuel turned to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it tore.  

[27] As Samuel turned to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it tore.  

[28] And Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.  

[28] And Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.  

[29] And also the Glory of Israel will not lie or repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent."  

[29] <u>And also the Glory of Israel will not lie or repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent."</u>

[30] Then he said, "I have sinned; yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD your God."  

[30] Then he said, "I have sinned; yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD your God."  

[31] So Samuel turned back after Saul; and Saul worshiped the LORD.  

[31] So Samuel turned back after Saul; and Saul worshiped the LORD.  

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[32] Then Samuel said, "Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amal'ekites." And Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, "Surely the bitterness of death is past."  

 

Then Samuel said, "Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amal'ekites." And Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, "Surely the bitterness of death is past."  

[33] And Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.  

[33] And Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.  

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[34] Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house in Gib'e-ah of Saul.  

 

Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house in Gib'e-ah of Saul.  

[35] And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.

[35] And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.