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.”

33 But Samuel said,

“As your sword has made women childless,
    so will your mother be childless among women.”(A)

And Samuel put Agag to death before the Lord at Gilgal.

34 Then Samuel left for Ramah,(B) but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah(C) of Saul. 35 Until the day Samuel(D) died, he did not go to see Saul again, though Samuel mourned(E) for him. And the Lord regretted(F) that he had made Saul king over Israel.

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

Samuel Executes King Agag

32 Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag king of Amalek to me.”

Agag came to him in fetters, saying to himself,[a] “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”

33 Samuel said, “Just as your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” Then Samuel cut Agag into pieces in the Lord’s presence in Gilgal.

34 Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went to his house in Gibeah of Saul. 35 Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul, and the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.

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  1. 1 Samuel 15:32 The Heb. lacks to himself