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1 Samuel 15:18-20
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 15:18-20
New American Standard Bible 1995
18 and the Lord sent you on a [a]mission, and said, ‘(A)Go and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are exterminated.’ 19 Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord, (B)but rushed upon the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord?”
20 Then Saul said to Samuel, “(C)I did obey the voice of the Lord, and went on the [b]mission on which the Lord sent me, and have brought back Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
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1 Samuel 15:18-20
New International Version
1 Samuel 15:18-20
New International Version
18 And he sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; wage war against them until you have wiped them out.’ 19 Why did you not obey the Lord? Why did you pounce on the plunder(A) and do evil in the eyes of the Lord?”
20 “But I did obey(B) the Lord,” Saul said. “I went on the mission the Lord assigned me. I completely destroyed the Amalekites and brought back Agag their king.
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