Then Saul summoned the troops and counted them at Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men from Judah. Saul came to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the wadi. He warned the Kenites,(A) “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came out of Egypt,(B) go on and leave! Get away from the Amalekites, or I’ll sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites withdrew from the Amalekites.

Then Saul struck down the Amalekites(C) from Havilah(D) all the way to Shur,(E) which is next to Egypt. He captured King Agag(F) of Amalek alive, but he completely destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.(G) Saul and the troops spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, goats, cattle, and choice animals,[a] as well as the young rams and the best of everything else. They were not willing to destroy them, but they did destroy all the worthless and unwanted things.

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  1. 15:9 Lit and the second ones

Then Saul summoned the people and [a]counted them in (A)Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah. And Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the [b]wadi. But Saul said to (B)the Kenites, “Go, get away, go down from among the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you along with them; for (C)you showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they went up from Egypt.” So the Kenites got away from among the Amalekites. Then (D)Saul [c]defeated the Amalekites, from (E)Havilah [d]going toward (F)Shur, which is [e]east of Egypt. He captured (G)Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and (H)completely destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. But Saul and the people (I)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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Notas al pie

  1. 1 Samuel 15:4 Lit mustered
  2. 1 Samuel 15:5 Or valley
  3. 1 Samuel 15:7 Lit struck
  4. 1 Samuel 15:7 Lit as you go
  5. 1 Samuel 15:7 Lit before