Updated King James Bible 1850 Edition (KJV)

1 Samuel 15

1 Samuel sendeth Saul to destroy Amalek. 6 Saul favoureth the Kenites. 8 He spareth Agag and the best of the spoil. 10 Samuel denounceth unto Saul, commending and excusing himself, God's rejection of him for his disobedience. 24 Saul's humiliation. 32 Samuel killeth Agag. 34 Samuel and Saul part.

 15:1 ¶ Samuel 8050 also said 559 z8799 unto x413 Saul, 7586 The LORD 3068 sent 7971 z8804 me to anoint 4886 z8800 thee [to be] king 4428 over x5921 his people, 5971 over x5921 Israel: 3478 now x6258 therefore hearken 8085 z8798 thou unto the voice 6963 of the words 1697 of the LORD. 3068

 15:2 Thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the LORD 3068 of hosts, 6635 I remember 6485 z8804 [that] x853 which x834 Amalek 6002 did 6213 z8804 to Israel, 3478 how x834 he laid 7760 z8804 [wait] for him in the way, 1870 when he came up 5927 z8800 from Egypt. 4714 x4480

 15:3 Now x6258 go y3212 z8798 x1980 and smite 5221 z8689 x853 Amalek, 6002 and utterly destroy 2763 z8689 x853 all x3605 that x834 they have, and spare 2550 z8799 x5921 them not; x3808 but slay 4191 z8689 both man 376 x4480 and x5704 woman, 802 infant 5768 x4480 and suckling, 3243 z8802 ox 7794 x4480 and sheep, 7716 camel 1581 x4480 and ass. 2543

 15:4 And Saul 7586 gathered y8085 z0 the people y5971 together, 8085 z8762 x853 x5971 and numbered 6485 z8799 them in Telaim, 2923 two hundred 3967 thousand 505 footmen, 7273 and ten 6235 thousand 505 x853 men 376 of Judah. 3063

 15:5 And Saul 7586 came 935 z8799 to x5704 a city 5892 of Amalek, 6002 and laid wait 693 y7378 z8799 z8686 in the valley. 5158

 15:6 ¶ And Saul 7586 said 559 z8799 unto x413 the Kenites, 7017 Go, y3212 z8798 x1980 depart, 5493 z8798 get you down 3381 z8798 from among 8432 x4480 the Amalekites, 6002 lest x6435 I destroy 622 z8799 you with x5973 them: for ye x859 showed 6213 z8804 kindness 2617 to x5973 all x3605 the children 1121 of Israel, 3478 when they came up 5927 z8800 out of Egypt. 4714 x4480 So the Kenites 7017 departed 5493 z8799 from among 8432 x4480 the Amalekites. 6003

 15:7 And Saul 7586 smote 5221 z8686 x853 the Amalekites 6002 from Havilah 2341 x4480 [until] thou comest 935 z8800 to Shur, 7793 that x834 [is] over x5921 against 6440 Egypt. 4714

 15:8 And he took 8610 z8799 x853 Agag 90 the king 4428 of the Amalekites 6002 alive, 2416 and utterly destroyed 2763 z8689 all x3605 the people 5971 with the edge 6310 of the sword. 2719

 15:9 But Saul 7586 and the people 5971 spared 2550 z8799 x5921 Agag, 90 and the best 4315 of the sheep, 6629 and of the oxen, 1241 and of the fatlings, 4932 and the lambs, 3733 and all x3605 [that was] good, 2896 and would 14 z8804 not x3808 utterly destroy 2763 z8687 them: but every x3605 thing 4399 [that was] vile 5240 and refuse, 4549 z8738 that they destroyed utterly. 2763 z8689

 15:10 ¶ Then came x1961 the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 unto x413 Samuel, 8050 saying, 559 z8800

 15:11 It repenteth y5162 z8738 me x5162 that x3588 I have set up 4427 z8689 x853 Saul 7586 [to be] king: 4428 for x3588 he is turned back 7725 z8804 from following 310 x4480 me, and hath not x3808 performed 6965 z8689 my commandments. 1697 And it grieved 2734 z8799 Samuel; 8050 and he cried 2199 z8799 unto x413 the LORD 3068 all x3605 night. 3915

 15:12 And when Samuel 8050 rose early 7925 z8686 to meet 7125 z8800 Saul 7586 in the morning, 1242 it was told 5046 z8714 Samuel, 8050 saying, 559 z8800 Saul 7586 came 935 z8804 to Carmel, 3760 and, behold, x2009 he set him up 5324 z8688 a place, 3027 and is gone about, 5437 z8735 and passed on, 5674 z8799 and gone down 3381 z8799 to Gilgal. 1537

 15:13 And Samuel 8050 came 935 z8799 to x413 Saul: 7586 and Saul 7586 said 559 z8799 unto him, Blessed 1288 z8803 [be] thou x859 of the LORD: 3068 I have performed 6965 z8689 x853 the commandment 1697 of the LORD. 3068

 15:14 And Samuel 8050 said, 559 z8799 What x4100 [meaneth] then this x2088 bleating 6963 of the sheep 6629 in mine ears, 241 and the lowing 6963 of the oxen 1241 which x834 I x595 hear? 8085 z8802

 15:15 And Saul 7586 said, 559 z8799 They have brought 935 z8689 them from the Amalekites: 6003 x4480 for x834 the people 5971 spared 2550 z8804 x5921 the best 4315 of the sheep 6629 and of the oxen, 1241 to sacrifice 2076 z8800 x4616 unto the LORD 3068 thy God; 430 and the rest 3498 z8802 we have utterly destroyed. 2763 z8689

 15:16 Then Samuel 8050 said 559 z8799 unto x413 Saul, 7586 Stay, 7503 z8685 and I will tell 5046 z8686 thee x853 what x834 the LORD 3068 hath said 1696 z8765 to x413 me this night. 3915 And he said 559 z8799 unto him, Say on. 1696 z8761

 15:17 And Samuel 8050 said, 559 z8799 When x518 thou x859 [wast] little 6996 in thine own sight, 5869 [wast] thou x859 not x3808 [made] the head 7218 of the tribes 7626 of Israel, 3478 and the LORD 3068 anointed 4886 z8799 thee king 4428 over x5921 Israel? 3478

 15:18 And the LORD 3068 sent 7971 z8799 thee on a journey, 1870 and said, 559 z8799 Go y3212 z8798 x1980 and utterly destroy 2763 z8689 x853 the sinners 2400 x853 the Amalekites, 6002 and fight 3898 z8738 against them until x5704 they be consumed. 3615 z8763

 15:19 Wherefore x4100 then didst thou not x3808 obey 8085 z8804 the voice 6963 of the LORD, 3068 but didst fly 5860 z8799 upon x413 the spoil, 7998 and didst 6213 z8799 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD? 3068

 15:20 And Saul 7586 said 559 z8799 unto x413 Samuel, 8050 Yea, x834 I have obeyed 8085 z8804 the voice 6963 of the LORD, 3068 and have gone y3212 z8799 x1980 the way 1870 which x834 the LORD 3068 sent 7971 z8804 me, and have brought 935 z8686 x853 Agag 90 the king 4428 of Amalek, 6002 and have utterly destroyed 2763 z8689 the Amalekites. 6002

 15:21 But the people 5971 took 3947 z8799 of the spoil, 7998 x4480 sheep 6629 and oxen, 1241 the chief 7225 of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, 2764 to sacrifice 2076 z8800 unto the LORD 3068 thy God 430 in Gilgal. 1537

 15:22 And Samuel 8050 said, 559 z8799 Hath the LORD 3068 [as great] delight 2656 in burnt offerings 5930 and sacrifices, 2077 as in obeying 8085 z8800 the voice 6963 of the LORD? 3068 Behold, x2009 to obey 8085 z8800 [is] better 2896 than sacrifice, 2077 x4480 [and] to hearken 7181 z8687 than the fat 2459 x4480 of rams. 352

 15:23 For x3588 rebellion 4805 [is as] the sin 2403 of witchcraft, 7081 and stubbornness 6484 z8687 [is as] iniquity 205 and idolatry. 8655 Because x3282 thou hast rejected 3988 z8804 x853 the word 1697 of the LORD, 3068 he hath also rejected 3988 z8799 thee from [being] king. 4428 x4480

 15:24 ¶ And Saul 7586 said 559 z8799 unto x413 Samuel, 8050 I have sinned: 2398 z8804 for x3588 I have transgressed 5674 z8804 x853 the commandment 6310 of the LORD, 3068 and thy words: 1697 because x3588 I feared 3372 z8804 x853 the people, 5971 and obeyed 8085 z8799 their voice. 6963

 15:25 Now x6258 therefore, I pray thee, x4994 pardon 5375 z8798 x853 my sin, 2403 and turn again 7725 z8798 with x5973 me, that I may worship 7812 z8691 the LORD. 3068

 15:26 And Samuel 8050 said 559 z8799 unto x413 Saul, 7586 I will not x3808 return 7725 z8799 with x5973 thee: for x3588 thou hast rejected 3988 z8804 x853 the word 1697 of the LORD, 3068 and the LORD 3068 hath rejected 3988 z8799 thee from being x4480 x1961 king 4428 over x5921 Israel. 3478

 15:27 And as Samuel 8050 turned about 5437 z8735 to go away, y3212 z8800 x1980 he laid hold 2388 z8686 upon the skirt 3671 of his mantle, 4598 and it rent. 7167 z8735

 15:28 And Samuel 8050 said 559 z8799 unto x413 him, The LORD 3068 hath rent 7167 z8804 x853 the kingdom 4468 of Israel 3478 from x4480 x5921 thee this day, 3117 and hath given 5414 z8804 it to a neighbor 7453 of thine, [that is] better 2896 than x4480 thou.

 15:29 And also x1571 the Strength 5331 of Israel 3478 will not x3808 lie 8266 z8762 nor x3808 repent: 5162 z8735 for x3588 he [is] not x3808 a man, 120 that he x1931 should repent. 5162 z8736

 15:30 Then he said, 559 z8799 I have sinned: 2398 z8804 [yet] honor 3513 z8761 me now, x6258 I pray thee, x4994 before x5048 the elders 2205 of my people, 5971 and before x5048 Israel, 3478 and turn again 7725 z8798 with x5973 me, that I may worship 7812 z8694 the LORD 3068 thy God. 430

 15:31 So Samuel 8050 turned again 7725 z8799 after 310 Saul; 7586 and Saul 7586 worshiped 7812 z8691 the LORD. 3068

 15:32 ¶ Then said 559 z8799 Samuel, 8050 Bring ye hither 5066 z8685 to x413 me x853 Agag 90 the king 4428 of the Amalekites. 6002 And Agag 90 came y3212 z8799 x1980 unto x413 him delicately. 4574 And Agag 90 said, 559 z8799 Surely 403 the bitterness 4751 of death 4194 is past. 5493 z8804

 15:33 And Samuel 8050 said, 559 z8799 As x834 thy sword 2719 hath made women 802 childless, 7921 z8765 so x3651 shall thy mother 517 be childless 7921 z8799 among women. 802 x4480 And Samuel 8050 hewed y8158 z0 Agag y90 in pieces 8158 z8762 x853 x90 before 6440 the LORD 3068 in Gilgal. 1537

 15:34 ¶ Then Samuel 8050 went y3212 z8799 x1980 to Ramah; 7414 and Saul 7586 went up 5927 z8804 to x413 his house 1004 to Gibeah 1390 of Saul. 7586

 15:35 And Samuel 8050 came no x3808 more 3254 z8804 to see 7200 z8800 x853 Saul 7586 until x5704 the day 3117 of his death: 4194 nevertheless 3588 Samuel 8050 mourned 56 z8694 for x413 Saul: 7586 and the LORD 3068 repented 5162 z8738 that x3588 he had made Saul y7586 king 4427 z8689 x853 x7586 over x5921 Israel. 3478