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

Saul called out the troops and counted them at Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand more troops from Judah. Then Saul advanced on the Amalekite city and laid an ambush in the valley. Saul told the Kenites, “Get going! Leave the Amalekites immediately because you showed kindness to the Israelites when they came out of Egypt. Otherwise, I’ll destroy you right along with them.” So the Kenites left the Amalekites. Then Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is near Egypt. He captured Agag the Amalekite king alive, but Saul placed all the people under the ban, killing them with the sword. Saul and the troops spared Agag along with the best sheep, cattle, fattened calves,[a] lambs, and everything of value. They weren’t willing to put them under the ban; but anything that was despised or of no value[b] they placed under the ban.

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Notas al pie

  1. 1 Samuel 15:9 LXX
  2. 1 Samuel 15:9 LXX; Heb uncertain