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1 Samuel 15:7-9
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 15:7-9
New American Standard Bible
7 Then (A)Saul [a]defeated the Amalekites, from (B)Havilah [b]going toward (C)Shur, which is [c]east of Egypt. 8 He captured (D)Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and (E)completely destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 9 But Saul and the people (F)spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the more valuable animals, the lambs, and everything that was good, and were unwilling to destroy them completely; but everything despicable and weak, that they completely destroyed.
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1 Samuel 15:7-9
New International Version
1 Samuel 15:7-9
New International Version
7 Then Saul attacked the Amalekites(A) all the way from Havilah to Shur,(B) near the eastern border of Egypt. 8 He took Agag(C) king of the Amalekites alive,(D) and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword. 9 But Saul and the army spared(E) Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves[a] and lambs—everything that was good. These they were unwilling to destroy completely, but everything that was despised and weak they totally destroyed.
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- 1 Samuel 15:9 Or the grown bulls; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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