1 Samuel 15:9 - The Scriptures 1998

But Sha’ul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, and the cattle, and the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not put them under the ban. But all goods despised and worthless, that they put under the ban.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, oxen, fatlings, lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them; but all that was undesirable or worthless they destroyed utterly.

American Standard Version (1901)

But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.

Common English Bible

Saul and the troops spared Agag along with the best sheep, cattle, fattened calves, lambs, and everything of value. They weren’t willing to put them under the ban; but anything that was despised or of no value they placed under the ban.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the flocks of sheep, and of the herds, and the garments, and the rams, and all that was beautiful, and they were not willing to destroy them. Yet truly, whatever was vile or worthless, these they demolished.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the flocks of sheep and of the herds, and the garments and the rams, and all that was beautiful, and would not destroy them: but every thing that was vile and good for nothing, that they destroyed.

1 Samuel 15:9 Cross References

2 Samuel 6:13

And it came to be, when those bearing the ark of יהוה  had gone six steps, that he slaughtered bulls and fatted sheep.

1 Kings 20:34

And Ben-Haḏ

Matthew 26:9

“For this perfume could have been sold for much and given to the poor.”

Joshua 6:18

“And you, by all means guard yourselves from that which is under the ban, lest you come under the ban when you take of that which is under the ban, and make the camp of Yisra’ĕ

Joshua 7:21

“When I saw among the spoil a lovely garment from Shinʽ

1 Samuel 15:10

And the word of יהוה  came to Shemu’ĕ

1 Samuel 15:15

And Sha’ul said, “They have brought them from Amalĕ

1 Samuel 15:19

“And why did you not obey the voice of יהוה, but swooped down on the spoil, and did evil in the eyes of יהוה ?”

1 Samuel 15:3

‘Now go, and you shall smite Amalĕ

1 Samuel 28:18

“Because you did not obey the voice of יהוה  nor execute His burning wrath upon Amalĕ