1 Samuel 15:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Samuel 15:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 15:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 15:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.”

1 Samuel 15:8 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 15:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Samuel 15:8 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 15:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he catcheth Agag king of Amalek alive, and all the people he hath devoted by the mouth of the sword;”

1 Samuel 15:8 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 15:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he took Agag the king of Amalek alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.”

1 Samuel 15:8 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 15:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And tooke Agag the King of the Amalekites aliue, and destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.”

1 Samuel 15:8 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 15:8 in Context — 1 Samuel 15

6 Y dijo Saúl al Cineo: Idos, apartaos, y salid de entre los de Amalec, para que no te destruya juntamente con él: pues que tú hiciste misericordia con todos los hijos de Israel, cuando subían de Egipto. Apartóse pues el Cineo de entre los de Amalec.

7 Y Saúl hirió á Amalec, desde Havila hasta llegar á Shur, que está á la frontera de Egipto.

8 Y tomó vivo á Agag rey de Amalec, mas á todo el pueblo mató á filo de espada.

9 Y Saúl y el pueblo perdonaron á Agag, y á lo mejor de las ovejas, y al ganado mayor, á los gruesos y á los carneros, y á todo lo bueno: que no lo quisieron destruir: mas todo lo que era vil y flaco destruyeron.

10 Y fué palabra de Jehová á Samuel, diciendo:

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What Does 1 Samuel 15:8 Mean?

1 Samuel 15:8 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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