32 Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him [a]cheerfully. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is gone!” 33 But Samuel said, “(A)As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.

34 Then Samuel went to (B)Ramah, but Saul went up to his house at (C)Gibeah of Saul. 35 And (D)Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, though Samuel (E)mourned for [b]Saul. And the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.

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  1. 1 Samuel 15:32 Or in chains
  2. 1 Samuel 15:35 I.e., God’s rejection of Saul

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.