1 Samuel 15:32-35
Holman Christian Standard Bible
32 Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of Amalek.”
Agag came to him trembling,[a] for he thought, “Certainly the bitterness of death has come.”[b][c]
33 Samuel declared:
As your sword has made women childless,
so your mother will be childless among women.(A)
Then he hacked Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.
34 Samuel went to Ramah,(B) and Saul went up to his home in Gibeah(C) of Saul. 35 Even to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul.(D) Samuel mourned for Saul,(E) and the Lord regretted He had made Saul king over Israel.
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- 1 Samuel 15:32 Hb obscure
- 1 Samuel 15:32 LXX reads Is death bitter in this way?
- 1 Samuel 15:32 Lit turned
1 Samuel 15:32-35
New Living Translation
Samuel Executes King Agag
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring King Agag to me.” Agag arrived full of hope, for he thought, “Surely the worst is over, and I have been spared!”[a] 33 But Samuel said, “As your sword has killed the sons of many mothers, now your mother will be childless.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.
34 Then Samuel went home to Ramah, and Saul returned to his house at Gibeah of Saul. 35 Samuel never went to meet with Saul again, but he mourned constantly for him. And the Lord was sorry he had ever made Saul king of Israel.
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- 15:32 Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek version read Agag arrived hesitantly, for he thought, “Surely this is the bitterness of death.”
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