17 Then Samuel said, When thou wast [a]little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? for the Lord anointed thee King over Israel.

18 And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and destroy those sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them, until thou destroy them.

19 Now wherefore hast thou not obeyed the voice of the Lord, but hast turned to the prey, and hast done wickedly in the sight of the Lord?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 15:17 Meaning, of base condition, as 1 Sam. 9:21.

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