Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
Samuel also
said unto Saul, The
LORD
sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the
LORD
.
And
Samuel said unto Saul, Jehovah
sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of Jehovah
.
Thus saith the
LORD
of hosts, I remember
that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid
wait
for
him in the way, when he came up from
Egypt.
Thus saith Jehovah
of hosts, I have
marked
that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set
himself
against
him in the way, when he came up out
of
Egypt.
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
And Saul gathered
the people together
, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
And Saul summoned
the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
And Saul came to a
city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
And Saul came to the
city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them :
for ye showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them ;
for ye showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until
thou comest
to Shur, that is over
against
Egypt.
And Saul smote the Amalekites ,
from Havilah as
thou goest
to Shur, that is before
Egypt.
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
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: but every
thing
that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
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: but everything
that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
Then came the word of the
LORD
unto Samuel, saying,
Then came the word of Jehovah
unto Samuel, saying,
It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king :
for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it
grieved
Samuel; and he cried unto the
LORD
all night.
It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king ;
for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And Samuel was
wroth
; and he cried unto Jehovah
all night.
And when
Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning ,
it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place
, and is
gone
about
, and passed on, and gone
down to Gilgal.
And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning ;
and
it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a monument
, and turned
, and passed on, and went
down to Gilgal.
And Samuel came to Saul :
and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the
LORD
: I have performed the commandment of the
LORD
.
And Samuel came to Saul ;
and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of Jehovah
: I have performed the commandment of Jehovah
.
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the
LORD
thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto Jehovah
thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the
LORD
hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what Jehovah
hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
And Samuel said, When
thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel ,
and the
LORD
anointed thee king over Israel ?
And Samuel said, Though
thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel ?
And Jehovah
anointed thee king over Israel ;
And the
LORD
sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
and Jehovah
sent thee on a journey, and said, Go ,
and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the
LORD
, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the
LORD
?
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of Jehovah
, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst that
which
was
evil in the sight of Jehovah
?
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.
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.
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which
should
have
been
utterly
destroyed
, to sacrifice unto the
LORD
thy God in Gilgal.
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted
things, to sacrifice unto Jehovah
thy God in Gilgal.
And Samuel said, Hath the
LORD
as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the
LORD
? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah
as great delight in burnt -
offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah
? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity
and
idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the
LORD
, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and
teraphim
. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah
, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned :
for I have transgressed the commandment of the
LORD
, and thy words :
because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned ;
for I have transgressed the commandment of Jehovah
, and thy words ,
because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the
LORD
.
Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah
.
And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee :
for thou hast rejected the word of the
LORD
, and the
LORD
hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee ;
for thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah
, and Jehovah
hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
And as Samuel turned about to go away, he
laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle
, and it rent.
And as Samuel turned about to go away, `Saul'
laid hold upon the skirt of his robe
, and it rent.
And Samuel said unto him, The
LORD
hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is better than thou.
And Samuel said unto him, Jehovah
hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is better than thou.
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent :
for he is not a man, that he should repent.
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent ;
for he is not a man, that he should repent.
Then he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the
LORD
thy God.
Then he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah
thy God.
So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the
LORD
.
So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped Jehovah
.
Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately
. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him cheerfully
. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
And Samuel said, As the
sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the
LORD
in Gilgal.
And Samuel said, As thy
sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before Jehovah
in Gilgal.
Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death :
nevertheless
Samuel mourned for Saul: and the
LORD
repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death ;
for
Samuel mourned for Saul: and Jehovah
repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
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