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 E disse Saul aos queneus: Ide-vos, apartai-vos, e saí de entre os de Amaleque, para que não te destrua juntamente com ele: pois que tu fizeste misericórdia com todos os filhos de Israel, quando subiam do Egito. Apartaram-se, pois os queneus dentre os de Amaleque.

7 E Saul feriu a Amaleque, desde Havilá até chegar a Sur, que está à fronteira do Egito.

8 E tomou vivo a Agague rei de Amaleque, mas a todo o povo matou a fio de espada.

9 E Saul e o povo pouparam a Agague, e a o melhor das ovelhas, e ao gado maior, aos grossos e aos carneiros, e a todo o bom: que não o quiseram destruir: mas tudo o que era vil e fraco destruíram.

10 E veio a palavra do SENHOR a Samuel, dizendo:

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What Does 1 Samuel 15:8 Mean?

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