1 Samuel 15:9

Plain English Version

They kept him alive. They also kept a lot of the animals alive. They took all the good sheep and goats, and all the good cows and bulls, and their young ones too. They only killed the rubbish animals dead. They didn’t finish all the animals properly.

Cross References

1 Samuel 15:10

That day God said to that old man Samuel,

1 Samuel 15:15

Saul answered, “It was the soldiers, they did that. They took the good animals that belonged to the Amalek mob. They kept them alive, to burn them for God. The other animals we finished properly.”

1 Samuel 15:19

So why didn’t you listen to him? Why did you do something that he said was wrong? You kept the best animals, so he is angry with you.”

1 Samuel 15:3

So, Saul, I want you mob to go and kill the Amalek mob dead. Burn everything that belongs to them. Kill everything until there’s nothing left. Kill the men, women, kids, babies, bulls, cows, sheep, camels, and donkeys too. Kill everything. That’s the way you have to give them all to me.’ ”

1 Samuel 28:18

You did not listen to God, so he did that. He was angry with the Amalek mob, so he told you to finish all of them up, and their animals too. He told you what to do, but you didn’t do it.