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30 Saul said, “I did sin, but please honor me in front of the leaders of the army and the people of Israel. Come back with me, so I can worship the Lord your God.”

31 Samuel followed Saul back, and Saul worshiped the Lord. 32 Then Samuel shouted, “Bring me King Agag of Amalek!”

Agag came in chains,[a] and he was saying to himself, “Surely they won't kill me now.”[b]

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  1. 15.32 in chains: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. 15.32 Surely … now: Hebrew; one ancient translation “It would have been better to die in battle!”

30 Saul replied, “I have sinned.(A) But please honor(B) me before the elders of my people and before Israel; come back with me, so that I may worship the Lord your God.” 31 So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the Lord.

32 Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.”

Agag came to him in chains.[a] And he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 15:32 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.