1 Samuel 15:20
And Saul said unto Samuel—As indeed I have hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh, and have been on the journey on which Yahweh sent me,—and have brought in Agag, king of Amalek, and, the Amalekites, have I devoted to destruction.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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1 Samuel 15:3Now, go and smite Amalek, and devote ye to destruction all that he hath, and spare him not,—but thou shalt slay both man and woman, both child and suckling, both ox and sheep, both camel and ass.
1 Samuel 15:13And Samuel came unto Saul,—and Saul said unto him—Blessed, be thou by Yahweh: I have established the word of Yahweh.
Job 34:5For Job hath said—I am righteous, But, GOD, hath turned away my right;
Job 40:8Wilt thou even frustrate my justice? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest appear right?
Luke 10:29But, he, wishing to justify himself, said unto Jesus—And, who is, my, neighbour?
Romans 10:3For, not knowing God’s righteousness and, their own, seeking to establish, unto the righteousness of God, have they not submitted;
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 15:11-24
Samuel Reproves Saul; Saul Rejected of God. ( b. c. 1065.) 10 Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying, 11 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night. 12 And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal. 13… Read the whole commentary →