1 Samuel 15:32
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring King Agag to me.” Agag arrived full of hope, for he thought, “Surely the worst is over, and I have been spared!”*
1 Samuel 15:32 — The New International Version (NIV)
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.”
Agag came to him in chains. And he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
1 Samuel 15:32 — English Standard Version (ESV)
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
1 Samuel 15:32 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
32 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.
1 Samuel 15:32 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag king of the Amalekites here to me.” So Agag came to him cautiously.
And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
1 Samuel 15:32 — New Century Version (NCV)
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring me King Agag of the Amalekites.”
Agag came to Samuel in chains, but Agag thought, “Surely the threat of death has passed.”
1 Samuel 15:32 — American Standard Version (ASV)
32 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.
1 Samuel 15:32 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
32 And Samuel said, Bring ye near to me Agag the king of Amalek. And Agag came to him gaily. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
1 Samuel 15:32 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
32 “Bring me King Agag of Amalek,” Samuel said.
Agag came to him trembling.“Surely, the bitterness of death is past,”Agag said.
1 Samuel 15:32 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
32 Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of Amalek.”
Agag came to him trembling, for he thought, “Certainly the bitterness of death has come.”
1 Samuel 15:32 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag king of the Amalekites here to me.” And Agag came to him haltingly. Agag said, “Surely this is the bitterness of death.”
1 Samuel 15:32 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag the king of Amalek out to me!” Agag came to him confidently, for Agag thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is over.”
1 Samuel 15:32 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.”
Agag wasn’t afraid when he came to Samuel. He thought, “The time for me to be put to death must have passed by now.”
1 Samuel 15:32 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”