"As you did not obeythe LORDand did not executeHis fiercewrathon Amalek,sothe LORDhas donethisthingto you thisday.
He saidto him, "Thussaysthe LORD,'Becauseyou have letgoout of [your] handthe manwhom I had devotedto destruction,therefore your lifeshall gofor his life,and your peoplefor his people.'"
So Sauldiedfor his trespasswhichhe committedagainst the LORD,becauseof the wordof the LORDwhichhe did not keep;and alsobecause he askedcounsel of a medium,makinginquiry[of it],
"Cursedbe the one who doesthe LORD'Sworknegligently,And cursedbe the one who restrainshis swordfrom blood.
So Saulsaid,"Bringto me the burntofferingand the peaceofferings."And he offeredthe burntoffering.
Then Saulsaidto Samuel,"I did obeythe voiceof the LORD,and wenton the missionon whichthe LORDsentme, and have broughtback Agagthe kingof Amalek,and have utterlydestroyedthe Amalekites.
So Samuelsaidto him, "The LORDhas tornthe kingdomof Israelfrom you todayand has givenit to your neighbor,who is betterthanyou.
But Sauland the peoplesparedAgagand the bestof the sheep,the oxen,the fatlings,the lambs,and allthat was good,and were not willingto destroythem utterly;but everythingdespisedand worthless,that they utterlydestroyed.
