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1 Samuel 15:9-11
Contemporary English Version
1 Samuel 15:9-11
Contemporary English Version
9 Saul and his army let Agag live, and they also spared the best sheep and cattle. They didn't want to destroy anything of value, so they only killed the animals that were worthless or weak.[a]
The Lord Rejects Saul
10 The Lord told Samuel, 11 “Saul has stopped obeying me, and I'm sorry that I made him king.”
Samuel was angry, and he cried out in prayer to the Lord all night.
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- 15.9 animals … weak: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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