1 Samuel 15

KJVSamuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord.

GIGAKJVSamuel also said to Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore listen you to the voice of the words of the Lord.

KJVThus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.

GIGAKJVThe Lord of Hosts says this, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.

KJVNow go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

GIGAKJVNow go and strike Amalek, and completely destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.

KJVAnd Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.

GIGAKJVAnd Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers, and ten thousand men of Judah.

KJVAnd Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

GIGAKJVAnd Saul said to the Kenites, Go, leave, go down from among the Amalekites, or else I will destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites left the Amalekites.

KJVAnd Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.

GIGAKJVAnd Saul struck the Amalekites from Havilah until you come to Shur, that is over against Egypt.

KJVAnd he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

GIGAKJVAnd he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and completely destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

KJVBut 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.

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

KJVThen came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying,

GIGAKJVThen the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,

KJVIt 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.

GIGAKJVIt repents me that I have set up Saul to be king. For he is turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel, and he cried to the Lord all night.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and he set him up a place, and has gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

KJVAnd Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.

GIGAKJVAnd Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said to him, Blessed are you of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.

KJVAnd Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

GIGAKJVAnd Samuel said, What means then this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the mooing of the oxen which I hear?

KJVAnd Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.

GIGAKJVAnd Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites. For the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice to the Lord your God, and the rest we have completely destroyed.

KJVThen Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.

GIGAKJVThen Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell you what the Lord has said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on.

KJVAnd Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel?

GIGAKJVAnd Samuel said, When you were little in your own sight, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed you king over Israel?

KJVAnd the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

GIGAKJVAnd the Lord sent you on a journey, and said, Go and completely destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.

KJVWherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord?

GIGAKJVTherefore then did you not obey the voice of the Lord, but did fly on the plunder, and did evil in the sight of the Lord?

KJVAnd Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

GIGAKJVAnd Saul said to Samuel, Yes, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have completely destroyed the Amalekites.

KJVBut the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in Gilgal.

GIGAKJVBut the people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been completely destroyed, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.

KJVAnd Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

GIGAKJVAnd Samuel said, Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

KJVFor rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

GIGAKJVFor rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as wrongdoing and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has also rejected you from being king.

KJVAnd Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

GIGAKJVAnd Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned. For I have broken the commandment of the Lord, and your words. Because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

KJVNow therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord.

GIGAKJVNow therefore, I pray you, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord.

KJVAnd Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.

GIGAKJVAnd Samuel said to Saul, I will not return with you. For you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.

KJVAnd as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

GIGAKJVAnd as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold on the skirt of his cloak, and it tore.

KJVAnd Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.

GIGAKJVAnd Samuel said to him, The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, that is better than you.

KJVAnd also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.

GIGAKJVAnd also the Strength of Israel will not lie or repent. For he is not a man, that he should repent.

KJVThen he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord thy God.

GIGAKJVThen he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, I pray you, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord your God.

KJVSo Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the Lord.

GIGAKJVSo Samuel turned again after Saul, and Saul worshipped the Lord.

KJVThen said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

GIGAKJVThen Samuel said, Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came to him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

KJVAnd Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.

GIGAKJVAnd Samuel said, As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women. And Samuel cut Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.

KJVThen Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

GIGAKJVThen Samuel went to Ramah. Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

KJVAnd Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.

GIGAKJVAnd Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: but Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.