1 Samuel 15:32

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Samuel said, 'Bring Agag, king of Amalek, to me.' Agag came to him cheerfully, thinking, 'Surely the bitterness of death is past.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then said Samuel, Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came to him delicately, and Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559} Samuel,{H8050} Bring ye hither{H5066} to me Agag{H90} the king{H4428} of the Amalekites.{H6002} And Agag{H90} came{H3212} unto him cheerfully.{H4574} And Agag{H90} said,{H559} Surely{H403} the bitterness{H4751} of death{H4194} is past.{H5493}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559}{(H8799)} Samuel{H8050}, Bring ye hither{H5066}{(H8685)} to me Agag{H90} the king{H4428} of the Amalekites{H6002}. And Agag{H90} came{H3212}{(H8799)} unto him delicately{H4574}. And Agag{H90} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Surely{H403} the bitterness{H4751} of death{H4194} is past{H5493}{(H8804)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But Samuel sayde: Bringe me hither Agag the kynge of the Amalechites. And Agag wente vnto him tederly. And Agag saide: Thus departeth the bytternesse of death.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then saide Samuel, Bring yee hither to me Agag ye King of the Amalekites: and Agag came vnto him pleasantly, and Agag saide, Truly the bitternesse of death is passed.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then sayde Samuel: Bryng you hyther to me Agag, the kyng of the Amalekites. And Agag came vnto hym dilicately, and Agag sayde: Truely the bitternesse of death is past.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then said Samuel, Bring you here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Samuel saith, `Bring ye nigh unto me Agag king of Amalek,' and Agag cometh unto him daintily, and Agag saith, `Surely the bitterness of death hath turned aside.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him cheerfully. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him cheerfully. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Samuel said, Make Agag, the king of the Amalekites, come here to me. And Agag came to him shaking with fear. And Agag said, Truly the pain of death is past.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then Samuel said, "Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites!" Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, "Surely the bitterness of death is past."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Samuel Puts Agag to Death Then Samuel said,“Bring me King Agag of the Amalekites.” So Agag came to him trembling, thinking to himself,“Surely death is bitter!”

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 48:44 : 44 The one who flees from the terror will fall into the pit, and the one climbing out of the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring on Moab the year of their punishment, declares the LORD.
  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
  • Rev 18:7 : 7 As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and grief, because in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and I will never see grief.'

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    33 Samuel said, 'As your sword has made women childless, so will your mother be childless among women.' Then Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.

    34 Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

    35 Samuel never saw Saul again until the day of his death. Nevertheless, Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 15:5-10
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    79%

    5 Saul advanced to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the valley.

    6 Saul said to the Kenites, 'Go, depart, leave the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you along with them. For you showed kindness to the Israelites when they came out of Egypt.' So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

    7 Then Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.

    8 He captured Agag, king of Amalek, alive, but he utterly destroyed all the people with the sword.

    9 Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, cattle, fatlings, and lambs, and all that was good. They refused to utterly destroy them, but everything despised and worthless, they completely destroyed.

    10 Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying:

  • 1 Sam 15:18-21
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    79%

    18 And the LORD sent you on a mission, saying, 'Go and utterly destroy the sinful Amalekites; wage war against them until you completely wipe them out.'

    19 Why then did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush for the spoil and do what is evil in the eyes of the LORD?

    20 But Saul said to Samuel, 'I did obey the LORD. I went on the mission the LORD assigned me. I brought back Agag, the king of Amalek, and I utterly destroyed the Amalekites.'

    21 But the people took sheep and cattle from the plunder—the best of what was devoted to destruction—to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal.

  • 1 Sam 15:12-16
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    74%

    12 Early in the morning, Samuel got up to meet Saul, but he was told, 'Saul went to Carmel and has set up a monument in his own honor. Then he turned and went down to Gilgal.'

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    14 But Samuel said, 'What is this sound of sheep and cattle that I hear?'

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    16 Then Samuel said to Saul, 'Stop! Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.' Saul replied, 'Speak.'

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    31 So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.

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    2 verses
    69%

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  • Deut 25:17-18
    2 verses
    68%

    17 Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey out of Egypt,

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    68%

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    68%

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    67%

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