1 Samuel 15:2-6

New American Standard Bible 1995

² Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I will ^[a]punish Amalek ^(A)for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt. ³ Now go and strike Amalek and ^(B)utterly destroy all that he has, and do not spare him; but ^(C)put to death both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’”

⁴ Then Saul summoned the people and ^[b]numbered them in ^(D)Telaim, 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah. ⁵ Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley. ⁶ Saul said to ^(E)the Kenites, “Go, depart, go down from among the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you with them; for ^(F)you showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.