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SamuelH8050 also saidH559 to Saul,H7586 The LORDH3068 sentH7971 me to anointH4886 you to be kingH4428 overH5921 his people,H5971 over Israel:H3478 nowH6258 therefore listenH8085 you to the voiceH6963 of the wordsH1697 of the LORD.H3068
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ThusH3541 saidH559 the LORDH3068 of hosts,H6635 I rememberH6485 that whichH834 AmalekH6002 didH6213 to Israel,H3478 howH834 he laidH7760 wait for him in the way,H1870 when he cameH5927 up from Egypt.H4714
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NowH6258 goH3212 and smiteH5221 Amalek,H6002 and utterly destroyH2763 allH3605 that they have, and spareH2550 them not; but slayH4191 both manH376 and woman,H802 infantH5768 and suckling,H3243 oxH7794 and sheep,H7716 camelH1581 and ass.H2543
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And SaulH7586 gatheredH8085 the peopleH5971 together, and numberedH6485 them in Telaim,H2923 two hundredH3967 thousandH505 footmen,H7273 and tenH6235 thousandH505 menH376 of Judah.H3063
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And SaulH7586 cameH935 to a cityH5892 of Amalek,H6002 and laid waitH693 in the valley.H5158
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And SaulH7586 saidH559 to the Kenites,H7017 Go,H3212 depart,H5493 getH3381 you downH3381 from amongH8432 the Amalekites,H6003 lestH6435 I destroyH622 you with them: for you showedH6213 kindnessH2617 to allH3605 the childrenH1121 of Israel,H3478 when they cameH5927 up out of Egypt.H4714 So the KenitesH7017 departedH5493 from amongH8432 the Amalekites.H6003
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And SaulH7586 smoteH5221 the AmalekitesH6003 from HavilahH2341 until you comeH935 to Shur,H7793 that is overH5921 H6440 againstH6440 Egypt.H4714
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And he tookH8610 AgagH90 the kingH4428 of the AmalekitesH6003 alive,H2416 and utterly destroyedH2763 allH3605 the peopleH5971 with the edgeH6310 of the sword.H2719
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But SaulH7586 and the peopleH5971 sparedH2550 Agag,H90 and the bestH4315 of the sheep,H6629 and of the oxen,H1241 and of the fatted calves,H4932 and the lambs,H3733 and allH3605 that was good,H2896 and wouldH14 not utterly destroyH2763 them: but everyH3605 thingH4399 that was vileH5240 and refuse,H4549 that they destroyedH2763 utterly.
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Then cameH1961 the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 to Samuel,H8050 saying,H559
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It repentsH5162 me that I have setH4427 up SaulH7586 to be king:H4428 for he is turnedH7725 backH7725 from followingH310 me, and has not performedH6965 my commandments.H1697 And it grievedH2734 Samuel;H8050 and he criedH2199 to the LORDH3068 allH3605 night.H3915
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And when SamuelH8050 roseH7925 earlyH7925 to meetH7125 SaulH7586 in the morning,H1242 it was toldH5046 Samuel,H8050 saying,H559 SaulH7586 cameH935 to Carmel,H3760 and, behold,H2009 he setH5324 him up a place,H3027 and is goneH5437 about,H5437 and passedH5674 on, and goneH3381 downH3381 to Gilgal.H1537
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And SamuelH8050 cameH935 to Saul:H7586 and SaulH7586 saidH559 to him, BlessedH1288 be you of the LORD:H3068 I have performedH6965 the commandmentH1697 of the LORD.H3068
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And SamuelH8050 said,H559 WhatH4100 means then thisH2088 bleatingH6963 of the sheepH6629 in my ears,H241 and the lowingH6963 of the oxenH1241 whichH834 I hear?H8085
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And SaulH7586 said,H559 They have broughtH935 them from the Amalekites:H6003 for the peopleH5971 sparedH2550 the bestH4315 of the sheepH6629 and of the oxen,H1241 to sacrificeH2076 to the LORDH3068 your God;H430 and the restH3498 we have utterly destroyed.H2763
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Then SamuelH8050 saidH559 to Saul,H7586 Stay,H7503 and I will tellH5046 you whatH853 H834 the LORDH3068 has saidH1696 to me this night.H3915 And he saidH559 to him, SayH1696 on.
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And SamuelH8050 said,H559 WhenH518 you were littleH6996 in your own sight,H5869 were you not made the headH7218 of the tribesH7626 of Israel,H3478 and the LORDH3068 anointedH4886 you kingH4428 overH5921 Israel?H3478
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And the LORDH3068 sentH7971 you on a journey,H1870 and said,H559 GoH3212 and utterly destroyH2763 the sinnersH2400 the Amalekites,H6003 and fightH3898 against them untilH5704 they be consumed.H3615
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WhyH4100 then did you not obeyH8085 the voiceH6963 of the LORD,H3068 but did flyH5860 on the spoil,H7998 and didH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LORD?H3068
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And SaulH7586 saidH559 to Samuel,H8050 Yes,H834 I have obeyedH8085 the voiceH6963 of the LORD,H3068 and have goneH3212 the wayH1870 whichH834 the LORDH3068 sentH7971 me, and have broughtH935 AgagH90 the kingH4428 of Amalek,H6002 and have utterly destroyedH2763 the Amalekites.H6003
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But the peopleH5971 tookH3947 of the spoil,H7998 sheepH6629 and oxen,H1241 the chiefH7225 of the things which should have been utterly destroyed,H2764 to sacrificeH2076 to the LORDH3068 your GodH430 in Gilgal.H1537
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And SamuelH8050 said,H559 Has the LORDH3068 as great delightH2656 in burntH5930 offerings and sacrifices,H2077 as in obeyingH8085 the voiceH6963 of the LORD?H3068 Behold,H2009 to obeyH8085 is betterH2896 than sacrifice,H2077 and to listenH7181 than the fatH2459 of rams.H352
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For rebellionH4805 is as the sinH2403 of witchcraft,H7081 and stubbornnessH6484 is as iniquityH205 and idolatry.H8655 BecauseH3282 you have rejectedH3988 the wordH1697 of the LORD,H3068 he has also rejectedH3988 you from being king.H4428
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And SaulH7586 saidH559 to Samuel,H8050 I have sinned:H2398 for I have transgressedH5674 the commandmentH6310 of the LORD,H3068 and your words:H1697 becauseH3588 I fearedH3372 the people,H5971 and obeyedH8085 their voice.H6963
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NowH6258 therefore, I prayH4994 you, pardonH5375 my sin,H2403 and turnH7725 againH7725 with me, that I may worshipH7812 the LORD.H3068
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And SamuelH8050 saidH559 to Saul,H7586 I will not returnH7725 with you: for you have rejectedH3988 the wordH1697 of the LORD,H3068 and the LORDH3068 has rejectedH3988 you from being kingH4428 overH5921 Israel.H3478
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And as SamuelH8050 turnedH5437 aboutH5437 to goH3212 away, he laid holdH2388 on the skirtH3671 of his mantle,H4598 and it rent.H7167
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And SamuelH8050 saidH559 to him, The LORDH3068 has rentH7167 the kingdomH4468 of IsraelH3478 from you this day,H3117 and has givenH5414 it to a neighborH7453 of yours, that is betterH2896 than you.
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And alsoH1571 the StrengthH5331 of IsraelH3478 will not lieH8266 norH3808 repent:H5162 for he is not a man,H120 that he should repent.H5162
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Then he said,H559 I have sinned:H2398 yet honorH3513 me now,H6258 I prayH4994 you, beforeH5048 the eldersH2205 of my people,H5971 and beforeH5048 Israel,H3478 and turnH7725 againH7725 with me, that I may worshipH7812 the LORDH3068 your God.H430
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So SamuelH8050 turnedH7725 againH7725 afterH310 Saul;H7586 and SaulH7586 worshippedH7812 the LORD.H3068
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Then saidH559 Samuel,H8050 BringH5066 you hereH5066 to me AgagH90 the kingH4428 of the Amalekites.H6003 And AgagH90 cameH1980 to him delicately.H4574 And AgagH90 said,H559 SurelyH403 the bitternessH4751 of deathH4194 is past.H5493
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And SamuelH8050 said,H559 As the swordH2719 has made womenH802 childless,H7921 soH3651 shall your motherH517 be childlessH7921 among women.H802 And SamuelH8050 hewedH8158 AgagH90 in pieces beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 in Gilgal.H1537
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Then SamuelH8050 wentH3212 to Ramah;H7414 and SaulH7586 wentH5927 up to his houseH1004 to GibeahH1390 of Saul.H7586
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And SamuelH8050 came noH3808 moreH3254 to seeH7200 SaulH7586 untilH5704 the dayH3117 of his death:H4194 neverthelessH3588 SamuelH8050 mournedH56 for Saul:H7586 and the LORDH3068 repentedH5162 that he had made SaulH7586 kingH4427 overH5921 Israel.H3478
