1 Samuel 15:13-15

15:13 When Samuel came to him, ¹  Saul said to him, “May the Lord bless you! I have done what the Lord said.”

15:14 Samuel replied, “If that is the case, ²  then what is this sound of sheep in my ears and the sound of cattle that I hear?” 15:15 Saul said, “They were brought ³  from the Amalekites; the army spared the best of the flocks and cattle to sacrifice to the Lord our God. But everything else we slaughtered.”

1 Samuel 15:20-21

15:20 Then Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed ⁴  the Lord! I went on the campaign ⁵  the Lord sent me on. I brought back King Agag of the Amalekites after exterminating the Amalekites. 15:21 But the army took from the plunder some of the sheep and cattle – the best of what was to be slaughtered – to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.”

[15:13]  ¹ tn Heb “to Saul.”

[15:14]  ² tn The words “if that is the case” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[15:15]  ³ tn Heb “they brought them.”

[15:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “listened to the voice of the Lord.”

[15:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “journey.”