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New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 15:8
He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and completely destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
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Christian Standard Bible®
He captured King Agag of Amalek alive, but he completely destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.
He captured King Agag of Amalek alive, but he completely destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.
Hebrew Names Version
He took Agag the king of the `Amaleki alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
He took Agag the king of the `Amaleki alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
King James Version
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Lexham English Bible
He captured Agag the king of Amalek alive, but all the people he utterly destroyed with the edge of the sword.
He captured Agag the king of Amalek alive, but all the people he utterly destroyed with the edge of the sword.
English Standard Version
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive and devoted to destruction all the people with the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive and devoted to destruction all the people with the edge of the sword.
New Century Version
He took King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he killed all of Agag's army with the sword.
He took King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he killed all of Agag's army with the sword.
New English Translation
He captured King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he executed all Agag's people with the sword.
He captured King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he executed all Agag's people with the sword.
Amplified Bible
He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, though he totally destroyed all [the rest of] the people with the sword.
He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, though he totally destroyed all [the rest of] the people with the sword.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And tooke Agag the King of the Amalekites aliue, and destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
And tooke Agag the King of the Amalekites aliue, and destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he seized Agag the king of the Amalekites alive and devoted to destruction all the people with the edge of the sword.
And he seized Agag the king of the Amalekites alive and devoted to destruction all the people with the edge of the sword.
Contemporary English Version
Every Amalekite was killed except King Agag.
Every Amalekite was killed except King Agag.
Complete Jewish Bible
He took Agag the king of ‘Amalek alive; but he completely destroyed the people, putting them to the sword.
He took Agag the king of ‘Amalek alive; but he completely destroyed the people, putting them to the sword.
Darby Translation
And he took Agag the king of Amalek alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag the king of Amalek alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Easy-to-Read Version
Agag was the king of the Amalekites. Saul captured Agag alive. Saul let Agag live, but he killed all the men in Agag's army.
Agag was the king of the Amalekites. Saul captured Agag alive. Saul let Agag live, but he killed all the men in Agag's army.
George Lamsa Translation
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Good News Translation
he captured King Agag of Amalek alive and killed all the people.
he captured King Agag of Amalek alive and killed all the people.
Literal Translation
And he captured Agag the king of Amalek alive. But he exterminated all the people with the mouth of the sword.
And he captured Agag the king of Amalek alive. But he exterminated all the people with the mouth of the sword.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& toke Agag the kynge of ye Amalechites alyue, & damned all ye people wt the edge of the swerde.
& toke Agag the kynge of ye Amalechites alyue, & damned all ye people wt the edge of the swerde.
American Standard Version
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Bible in Basic English
He took Agag, king of the Amalekites, prisoner, and put all the people to the sword without mercy.
He took Agag, king of the Amalekites, prisoner, and put all the people to the sword without mercy.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And toke Agag the king of the Amalekites alyue, and vtterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sworde.
And toke Agag the king of the Amalekites alyue, and vtterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sworde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
King James Version (1611)
And hee tooke Agag the king of the Amalekites aliue, and vtterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
And hee tooke Agag the king of the Amalekites aliue, and vtterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he took Agag the king of Amalec alive, and he slew all the people and Hierim with the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag the king of Amalec alive, and he slew all the people and Hierim with the edge of the sword.
English Revised Version
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Berean Standard Bible
He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.
He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he took Agag quyke, the kyng of Amalech; sotheli he killide bi the scharpnesse of swerd alle the comyn puple.
And he took Agag quyke, the kyng of Amalech; sotheli he killide bi the scharpnesse of swerd alle the comyn puple.
Young's Literal Translation
and he catcheth Agag king of Amalek alive, and all the people he hath devoted by the mouth of the sword;
and he catcheth Agag king of Amalek alive, and all the people he hath devoted by the mouth of the sword;
Update Bible Version
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and completely destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and completely destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
World English Bible
He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
New King James Version
He also took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
He also took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
New Living Translation
He captured Agag, the Amalekite king, but completely destroyed everyone else.
He captured Agag, the Amalekite king, but completely destroyed everyone else.
New Life Bible
He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and destroyed all the people with the sword.
He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and destroyed all the people with the sword.
New Revised Standard
He took King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
He took King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he took Agag, king of Amalek, alive, - but, all the people, devoted he to destruction at the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag, king of Amalek, alive, - but, all the people, devoted he to destruction at the edge of the sword.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he took Agag, the king of Amalec, alive: but all the common people he slew with the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag, the king of Amalec, alive: but all the common people he slew with the edge of the sword.
Revised Standard Version
And he took Agag the king of the Amal'ekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
And he took Agag the king of the Amal'ekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Contextual Overview
1 Then Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD. 2 "This is what the LORD of armies says: 'I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, in that he obstructed him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt. 3 'Now go and strike Amalek and completely destroy everything that he has, and do not spare him; but put to death both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.'" 4 Then Saul summoned the people and counted them in Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah. 5 And Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the wadi. 6 But Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, get away, go down from among the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you along with them; for you showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they went up from Egypt." So the Kenites got away from among the Amalekites. 7 Then Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah going toward Shur, which is east of Egypt. 8 He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and completely destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.9 But Saul and the people 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.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Agag: 1 Samuel 15:3, Numbers 24:7, 1 Kings 20:30, 1 Kings 20:34-42, Esther 3:1
utterly: 1 Samuel 27:8, 1 Samuel 30:1, Joshua 10:39, Joshua 11:12
Reciprocal: Exodus 17:14 - for I will Numbers 24:20 - shall be that he perish for ever Deuteronomy 2:34 - utterly destroyed Joshua 6:21 - utterly Joshua 8:23 - General Joshua 11:15 - he left nothing 1 Samuel 15:20 - have brought 2 Samuel 21:2 - in his zeal 1 Kings 20:32 - he is my brother 1 Chronicles 4:43 - the rest
Cross-References
Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, "Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
But Abram said, "Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
Genesis 15:4
Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir; but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir."
Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir; but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir."
Genesis 15:9
So He said to him, "Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon."
So He said to him, "Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon."
Genesis 15:10
Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds.
Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds.
Genesis 15:13
Then God said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years.
Then God said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years.
Genesis 15:14
"But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions.
"But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions.
Genesis 15:17
Now it came about, when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, a smoking oven and a flaming torch appeared which passed between these pieces.
Now it came about, when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, a smoking oven and a flaming torch appeared which passed between these pieces.
2 Kings 20:8
Now Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?"
Now Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?"
Psalms 86:17
Show me a sign of good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
Show me a sign of good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
Isaiah 7:11
"Ask for a sign for yourself from the LORD your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven."
"Ask for a sign for yourself from the LORD your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive,.... This name seems to be a common name of the kings of these people, as Pharaoh was of the Egyptians, see Numbers 24:2. When this king fell into the hands of Saul, he did not put him to death, as he should have done, but preserved him; for what reasons, see in the following verse:
and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword; that is, all that came in his way, or fell into his hands; all between Havilah and Shur; all excepting those that made their escape, for we after read of Amalekites, and that in large bodies, 1 Samuel 27:8.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The saving Agag alive was in direct violation of the devotion to destruction.
