Then the prophet said to the king, “The Lord says to you, ‘You set free the man that I said should die. So you will take his place—you will die! And your people will take the enemies’ place—your people will die!’”
Leviticus 27:29 - Easy To Read Version “If that special kind of gift [469] to the Lord is a person, then that person cannot be bought back. That person must be killed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition No one doomed to death [under the claim of divine justice], who is to be completely destroyed from among men, shall be ransomed [from suffering the death penalty]; he shall surely be put to death. American Standard Version (1901) No one devoted, that shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death. Common English Bible No human beings that have been devoted can be bought back; they must be executed. Catholic Public Domain Version And all that has been consecrated, which is offered by man, shall not be redeemed, but shall surely die. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And any consecration that is offered by man shall not be redeemed, but dying shall die. |
Then the prophet said to the king, “The Lord says to you, ‘You set free the man that I said should die. So you will take his place—you will die! And your people will take the enemies’ place—your people will die!’”
“There is a special kind of gift [468] that people give to the Lord. That gift belongs only to the Lord. That gift cannot be bought back or sold. That gift belongs to the Lord. That type of gift includes people, animals, and fields from the family property.
“A tenth of all crops belong to the Lord. This means the crops from fields and the fruit from trees—a tenth belongs to the Lord.
Now, go fight against the Amalekites. You must completely destroy the Amalekites and everything that belongs to them. Don’t let anything live; you must kill all the men and women and all of their children and little babies. You must kill all of their cows and sheep and all of their camels and donkeys.’”
Agag was the king of the Amalekites. Saul captured Agag alive. Saul let Agag live, but he killed all the men in Agag’s army.