1 Samuel 15:15

15 Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and the cattle, to sacrifice to the Lord your God; but the rest we have utterly destroyed."

1 Samuel 15:15 In-Context

13 When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said to him, "May you be blessed by the Lord; I have carried out the command of the Lord."
14 But Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears, and the lowing of cattle that I hear?"
15 Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and the cattle, to sacrifice to the Lord your God; but the rest we have utterly destroyed."
16 Then Samuel said to Saul, "Stop! I will tell you what the Lord said to me last night." He replied, "Speak."
17 Samuel said, "Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.
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