1 Samuel 15:1–3

SAUL REJECTED AS KING

15 Samuel told Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over his people Israel.z Now, listen to the words of the Lord. 2 This is what the Lord of Armies says: ‘I witnessedB what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them along the way as they were coming out of Egypt.a 3 Now go and attack the Amalekites and completely destroy everything they have.b Do not spare them. Kill men and women, infants and nursing babies, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’ ”c