I Samuel - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 292

50 youngest, and the narne of Saul’s wife was Akhinam, the daughter of Akhimatz; and the names of the commanders of his armies Abiner

51 ben~Ner, uncle of Saul, and Kish the father of Saul, and Next, Abi~Abner

52 ben—Abie1. And there was fierce wer with the Philishtim all the time of Saul, so if Saul saw any brave man, or any capable man, he took him to himself. (B.C. vI¤79.) Samuel nrhcrs War upmt H12 §mnl2kit2¤. 15 For Samuel had said to Saul, ‘The EVER-LIVING sent me to you to anoint you as a leader over His people Israel; so now listen to the sound of the words of the EVER- Lxvmo. Thus says the Loiw of Hosts; ‘I remember what Amalek did to Israel when he placed himself in the path of their going up from the Mitzeraim. Therefore go and assail the Amalekites, and destroy all belonging to them, and you shall not pity over it, but kill both man and woman; both child and nurse; both ox and sheep; both camel and ass! So Saul and the forces obeyed, and

mustered in '1`elaim i two hundred thousand regulars, and ten thousand of the men of judah. And Saul ad- vanced to the city of Amalek, and fought at the brook. Then Saul said Go from among the Amalekites, for fear I should account you as their allies, although, you showed kindness to all the Children of Israel on their ascent from the Mitzeraimf Saul lzaphxrzz Qgng, §ing nf Qhnalek. The Kenites accordingly departed

7 from the Amalekites. Then Saul conquered Amalek from Khavilah to the passage of the Wall, which is along the border of the Mitzeraim, IO He- also captured Agag the king of Amalek alive, but he destroyed all the army by the edge of the sword. Saul and the forces however spared Agag, and the best of the sheep and cattle, and wethers and fat lambs, and all that was good, and were not willing to destroy the_m, but they destroyed all the worthless and poor cattle. Consequently a message came It grieves Me that I appointed 11 Saul as Leader, for he has turned from following Me, and he does not stand by My commandf But it hurt Samuel, and he cried to the EVER- Livmc all night. Samuzlinzztr Saul after his Eirtnrg, mth a Qimrrnl ensues. Samuel, however, got up in the

morning to meet Saul, for it had been reported to Samuel that Saul had come to Carmel, and fixed a garrison for himself; then turned aside and had gone to Gilgal. And when Samuel came to Saul, Saul Give thanks: I have stood by the command of the EVER- Then what

is this bleating of sheep in my ears? and the lowing of cattle which I 'I`hey come

from the Amalekites, since the army spared the best of the sheep and cattle for the purpose of sacrificing to your EVER-L1v1NG GOD. But we destroyed the rest} Samuel, however, exclaimed to

Stop 2-—and I will tell you what the EVER-LIVING said to me last night ! ’ Tell it.’ Were you not

little in your own eyes,-·~you head of the tribes of Israel,——when the EvER·1.1vmc anointed you to be Leader over Israel? And the EVER- LIVING sent you on a journey and said, ‘ Go! and destroy those sinners the Amalekites, and iight with them to destruction.' Now, why have you not listened to the voice of the EVER-Livino? You have pounced 12 16 18 inthe sight of the EVER-Liviwo l I did zo from the Evan-Livmc to Samuel, to listen to the voice ofthe EVER-LIVING, and went on the journey the EVER- 1..1V1NG sent me; and I have brought Agag the king of Amalek; but I have destroyed the Amalekites. The army, 21 however, made prize of the best sheep and cattle, to be devotedas a sacrifice to your EvE1z—1.1V1No Goo, in Gilgal. .Is 22 it more pleasing to the EVER··L1v1NG to have offerings and sacrifices, than

i to listen to the voice of the LORD? Look l To listen is better than 292